Work Reform

Ghostalmedia , in Hundreds of thousands of actors will go on strike Wednesday night if negotiations with studios are not reached by midnight.
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Good. Studios can get fucked. Writers aren’t asking for much.

Lycist ,

Are the actors striking to benefit/assist the writers? I haven't seen anything on this yet. If so, that is absolutely amazing.

wagesj45 ,
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It would be wise for them to do so. The sooner the writer strike is over, the sooner they'll actually have material to use to act.

seeCseas Mod , in [WIS News] Garners Ferry Road Waffle House workers on strike for better working conditions

It’s sad that they have to strike because they fear for their lives at their jobs.

seeCseas Mod , in Hollywood Studios’ WGA Strike Endgame Is To Let Writers Go Broke Before Resuming Talks

This is why we need to raise awareness of strike. Help them amplify their voices and generate the negative publicity that the studios are desperately trying to avoid!

seeCseas Mod , in Hundreds of thousands of actors will go on strike Wednesday night if negotiations with studios are not reached by midnight.

Good for them, standing up for what’s right!

seeCseas Mod , in I got banned from the Reddit sub for asking about union related materials for distribution.

Hi! I used to participate on /r/antiwork (and then /r/workreform after the Doreen incident), but never modded those subs. The only moderation experience I have on reddit was a few years ago, and I stepped down after the sub got past >25k subs because I just wasn’t interested in dealing with reports. I have no intention of becoming a “top mod” or whatever here, and I’m not that interested in admin/mod drama and shenanigans. Lemmy is a new start for many of us old-timey Redditors, and I created this community because I couldn’t find one that gels with my philosophy on work, and I believe it’s something that affects enough of us that we should talk about it.

If you believe in the stated goals of workreform (addressing wage inequality and capitalism, as opposed to abolishing labor altogether), you’re welcome to participate here. You’ll be judged based on your behavior on lemmy and lemmy alone.

Also the modlog is open for everyone to see on lemmy - click on “modlog” at the bottom of the sidebar, near all the subscriber/active user statistics. Spoiler: I haven’t banned anyone yet, and all i’ve done is remove one spam post (well, I removed it, accidentally restored it because I didn’t know what I was doing, and then removed it again) :)

DrTautology OP ,

Hello. Thanks for replying. I’m happy to be here and I appreciate what you’ve done. I’m a diehard believer in the mission and philosophy. I was always more of a lurker on the sub than a contributor, but the message resonates strongly with me, and it was an important part of my daily feed.

I’m still finding my way around this platform, and learning the new jargon and culture, but I can see this replacing any need for Reddit. I’m definitely rooting for the platform and your community.

LollerCorleone , in I got banned from the Reddit sub for asking about union related materials for distribution.
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Welcome to the fediverse!

Jcb2016 , in I got banned from the Reddit sub for asking about union related materials for distribution.

Why are you still on Reddit after a month?

DrTautology OP ,

Old habits die hard. I spent 9 years on Reddit.

Jcb2016 ,

Yea. It was hard deleting my account 356k karma hit the frontage 5x in 6 years

DrTautology OP ,

I can’t support it anymore. Not just the company, but the entire site has gone to shit with bots and spammers flooding it and harassing people. I went those 9 years without really noticing a single bot or spammer, then suddenly over the last couple months it was like an explosion. I kind of hope it was retaliation from the users and an attempt to push people off the platform.

magnetosphere , in I got banned from the Reddit sub for asking about union related materials for distribution.
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I don’t see how you can reconcile claiming to fight labor exploitation while at the same time giving away your labor for free to a billion dollar company.

Good point, and welcome!

teamevil , in I got banned from the Reddit sub for asking about union related materials for distribution.

And I got banned because some tool mod in AITA got upset when I made a username all_aita_mods_are_incels.

WarmSoda ,

Why would you care that much, especially that sub?

Screwthehole ,

I got a site wide ban years ago for interacting in aita, saying someone wasn’t the ah for something in which they were not the asshole. When I re rolled an account I just blocked aita so I didn’t have a repeat.

That place was toxic as fuck anyway

teamevil ,

That’s what I should have done, but I was being petty…and so they were too.

Frog-Brawler ,
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Sounds like a power trip response to an aggressive choice in username. You probably both deserved it.

teamevil ,

I mean you’re not wrong…my original response that got a 3 day suspension was definitely bullshit but I did pour gas in the fire.

Rabbithole ,

Clearly an unjustified ban. :p

rockSlayer , in I got banned from the Reddit sub for asking about union related materials for distribution.

Welcome to the fediverse! I’m actively organizing a union and I love helping folks unionize their workplace as well. What was your question? I’d love to help

itsnotlupus , in I got banned from the Reddit sub for asking about union related materials for distribution.

That’s odd. Their own sidebar points to a Want to reform work? Start or join a union where you work. post, so your ban was perhaps not tied to your use of the U-word.

On that note, maybe it would have been more constructive to post your actual question here rather than a “I got banned” post.

DrTautology OP ,

It doesn’t matter. I’m over it. Just happy to find a good alternative to Reddit. I was only asking if anyone knew of business cards with information and directions to resources for people that would benefit from unionization. I come across a lot of workers that would benefit from unionization and it would be nice to just be able to discreetly hand them a card.

Entheogen ,

Contact any local union in your area. They can point you in the right direction. UAW, IW, IBEW, any of them should be helpful if you call them and ask about obtaining materials and information.

baru ,

It doesn’t matter. I’m over it.

If you’d be over it: Why bring it up? Why complain about those mods? Why use insults and question the mods here?

DrTautology OP ,

Because I’m not going to bother with this community if it’s run by the same petty assholes that banned me and lied about the justification. Thus my request to be banned if this is just more of the same.

half_fiction ,

You’re being weirdly combative and accusatory at a community that has done nothing to you. I can guarantee you’d get a more positive response here if you just asked your question instead preemptively telling off the mods on the off-chance there is any overlap with reddit. Your gripe is with the subreddit, not this Lemmy community. Welcome to the fediverse, consider it a blank slate. Poke around the community & see if you like it here. If not, no harm no foul.

DrTautology OP ,

I don’t see anything I’ve said as “weirdly combative”. This community has the same name, same logo, same rules as the subreddit. It’s not weird to assume it is the same place run by the same people. I’m glad to hear it is not however. I’m a staunch proponet of the mission and wholly support spirit of the community.

magnetosphere ,
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Some people aren’t being as empathetic as they could. Please don’t take it personally. A lot of us (myself included) are reddit refugees, and being accusatory/defensive is often the default. It takes some time to realize that it’s okay to give people the benefit of the doubt.

We knew things were bad, but we didn’t realize just how bad it had gotten over there. I’m only half joking when I call it PRSD (Post Reddit Stress Disorder).

SheeEttin ,

If you don’t want petty assholes in the community, maybe don’t post petty assholery in the first place? Leave reddit behind, just post what you were going to.

DrTautology OP ,

Oh thanks, really helpful and totally not perry assholery!

SheeEttin ,

Any time. Be the change you want to see in the world.

ablackcatstail , in I got banned from the Reddit sub for asking about union related materials for distribution.
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Welcome to Lemmy and the fediverse. I think you asked a valid question and should not have been banned for it. Maybe there was a grouchy mod that wanted you to google first would be my guess.

DrTautology OP ,

It was a grouchy mod, with a power trip and no respect.

GlitzyArmrest , in I got banned from the Reddit sub for asking about union related materials for distribution.
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  • DrTautology OP ,

    Hey, that’s the Reddit user I love! Reasonable discourse and argument.

    galactusaurus , in Sega of America workers overwhelmingly vote to unionize

    Hell yeah!

    galactusaurus , in Hollywood Studios’ WGA Strike Endgame Is To Let Writers Go Broke Before Resuming Talks

    They know the top earners will scab if they wait long enough.

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