Supreme Court sides with Starbucks in labor case that could hinder government’s ability to intervene in some unionization disputes ( theconversation.com )
Many stunt performers are reluctant to report head injuries, study finds ( arstechnica.com )
Growing number of ‘unemployables’ frustrated by the job market ( www.theglobeandmail.com )
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Why work four days a week when you can work six? Greece gives it a shot. ( www.washingtonpost.com )
Construction workers are dying from suicide at an alarming rate, with an estimated 6,000 construction workers dying as a result of suicide in 2022 ( www.nbcnews.com )
Sex workers in Belgium to receive pension contributions and maternity leave under labour overhaul – The Irish Times ( www.irishtimes.com )
Why are Japanese developers not undergoing mass layoffs? -- spoilers: better employment laws ( www.gamesindustry.biz )
Layoffs and studio closures have been an unfortunately-common occurrence across the industry since last year, with layoffs in 2024 already matching 2023's total of over 10,000 developers being put out of work. Yet if there is one bright spot to find in this bleak reality, it is, ironically, in the same city as the departed...
'There Has to Be a Fight': How Workers Can Start Winning the Class War in 2024 and Beyond ( www.commondreams.org )
Pay for Lawyers Is So High People Are Comparing It to the N.B.A. ( www.nytimes.com )
Study: American workers in labor unions has fallen from nearly 35% in 1954 to just 10.5% in 2018 ( medium.com )
If it’s 100 degrees out, does your boss have to give you a break? Probably not. ( www.vox.com )
California Democrats agree to delay health care worker minimum wage increase to help balance budget ( abcnews.go.com )
Amazon union workers and the Teamsters have inked a deal ( www.theverge.com )
From the article: Amazon Labor Union workers have joined forces with one of biggest unions in the US, hoping to get Amazon to the bargaining table.
CIA mishandled sexual assault, harassment within its ranks, internal review finds ( www.politico.com )
LGBT Workers Need Unions, Not Rainbow Capitalism ( inthesetimes.com )
End Legal Slavery in the United States ( www.nytimes.com )
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The little-known but successful model for protecting human and labor rights ( www.vox.com )
Bethesda Game Studios Montreal workers are trying to unionize ( www.gamedeveloper.com )
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Amazon retaliated after employee walkout over the return-to-office policy, NLRB lawyers say ( www.theverge.com )
Dell said return to the office or else—nearly half of workers chose “or else” ( arstechnica.com )
Economic Update: New Energies Organizing Unions [31:05 | MAY 27 24 | Democracy At Work] ( youtu.be )
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