Hollywood Crew Members Call for Safety on Set After Production-Related Deaths ( www.rollingstone.com )
Amazon Kills Shareholder Proposals on Worker Protections and AI Oversight ( www.404media.co )
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Accusing Mercedes of 'Wanton Lawlessness,' UAW Seeks New Alabama Vote ( www.commondreams.org )
Report: Since 2020, almost two-thirds of all new wealth went to the top 1% ( medium.com )
The starting salary for a new American Airlines flight attendant is low enough to qualify for food stamps in some states ( fortune.com )
The world’s best airline is paying staff a bonus of 8 months’ salary after record annual net profit of $1.98 billion ( www.cnn.com )
Disneyland Workers Form Union In Landslide Election Win ( www.huffpost.com )
Gig companies spent $224 million to write their own labor law. The state Supreme Court could throw it out ( calmatters.org )
Union Drive at Labcorp Is the Latest in a String of Health Care Organizing Wins ( truthout.org )
Jeff Bezos revealed his secret to Amazon’s success 25 years ago: ‘I asked everyone around here to wake up terrified every morning, their sheets drenched in sweat’ ( www.cnbc.com )
Back in the 90s, Jeff Bezos went on record as hoping his employees would wake up on the wrong side of the bed—for the greater good, or for the customer at the very least....
Wage theft now outnumbers all other types of theft in the U.S., reaching $482 million ( medium.com )
UAW loses Alabama union vote seen as bellwether for organizing autoworkers in the South ( www.nbcnews.com )
Republican officials led a vigorous campaign opposing the organizing effort. In the run-up to Friday's vote, six Southern governors, all Republicans, led by Alabama's Kay Ivey, warned about “special interests looking to come into our state and threaten our jobs and the values we live by.”...
'We're Gonna Win': Alabama Mercedes Workers Begin UAW Vote ( www.commondreams.org )
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Is The Labor Movement Failing? with Hamilton Nolan [1:14:36) ( www.youtube.com )
According to the Federal Reserve Americans owe over $1.6 trillion in student loan debt, with the average borrower owing $37,667 ( medium.com )
Will Billionaires Destroy Worker Rights? | Robert Reich ( www.youtube.com )
Why Do We Grind? - Poverty and the trap of the Grindset Mindset ( yewtu.be )
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Monopoly Round-Up: Apple Spanked in Antitrust Suit ( open.substack.com )
Report: In Western Countries, 41% of the Jobs Done By Young People are at Risk Disappearing Due to Automation ( medium.com )
Google employees questioned leadership about cost cuts, layoffs and “morale” issues following the company’s better-than-expected first-quarter earnings report. ( www.cnbc.com )
FTC Non-compete rule published in Federal Register ( www.govinfo.gov )
This goes into effect September 4, 2024. Employers with existing non-compete agreements must post the notice on page 163 (38504). After that date you may accept a job offer from anybody, including a direct competitor, and not worry about violating any non-compete agreement....
FTC Non-compete rule published in Federal Register ( www.govinfo.gov )
This goes into effect September 4, 2024. Employers with existing non-compete agreements must post the notice on page 163 (38504). After that date you may accept a job offer from anybody, including a direct competitor, and not worry about violating any non-compete agreement.
‘We deserve more’: US workers’ share of the pie dwindles ( www.theguardian.com )
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Workers and activists across Asia hold May Day rallies to call for greater labor rights ( apnews.com )
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