Work Reform

Bethesda Game Studios Montreal workers are trying to unionize ( www.gamedeveloper.com )

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/21476821

If you ever worked shifts and transitioned to a 9 to 5 job, how difficult was the change?

I’m a nurse working shifts and sometimes 5 days without a pause and I still don’t know if I’m gonna take one of the 2 9 to 5 jobs my hospital system has offered. I’d earn less money, but I’m already 45 years old and I don’t know if I should call it quits and settle for a regular job 5 days a week and free weekends...

Most Americans have no idea how anti-worker the US supreme court has become ( www.theguardian.com )

Uber and Lyft agree to minimum pay and benefits for Massachusetts drivers ( www.theguardian.com )

is this the right way to establish boundaries with my nosy coworkers at the hospital?

cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/16125204...

Joe Biden is old. So is Donald Trump. So are millions of other American workers ( www.usatoday.com )

This article gets so close to an important point and then misses it.

Uber is locking New York drivers out of its apps and blaming a city pay rule ( www.engadget.com )

Pillaging by the Super-Rich Will Continue Until the Working Class Revolts ( www.commondreams.org )

Study: American workers in labor unions has fallen from nearly 35% in 1954 to just 10.5% in 2018 ( medium.com )

LGBT Workers Need Unions, Not Rainbow Capitalism ( inthesetimes.com )

For Many Greeks, Six-Day 48-Hour Work Week Now Set to Begin July 1st ( www.thenationalherald.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 )

Amazon retaliated after employee walkout over the return-to-office policy, NLRB lawyers say ( www.theverge.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 )

Greece introduces the six-day work week ( www.dw.com )

"While the 40-hour work week is still officially in place, employers are permitted to require staff to work up to two unpaid hours per day for a limited period in return for more free time."

California to become third state to mandate heat protections for indoor workers ( www.nbcnews.com )

Sanders Warns 'Absurd' Low Pay of Teachers Fueling Public Education Crisis ( www.commondreams.org )

Dell said return to the office or else—nearly half of workers chose “or else” ( arstechnica.com )

Dell said return to the office or else—nearly half of workers chose “or else” - Workers stayed remote even when told they could no longer be promoted. ( arstechnica.com )

Big tech companies are still trying to rally workers back into physical offices, and many workers are still not having it. Based on a recent report, computer-maker Dell has stumbled even more than most....

Sex workers in Belgium to receive pension contributions and maternity leave under labour overhaul – The Irish Times ( www.irishtimes.com )

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