Gig workers have welcomed a new law in India’s largest state Rajasthan to impose a tax on revenue earned by digital platforms that operate in the state, including global giants Uber and Amazon, even as industry groups have warned it will eventually hurt customers and derail business in the state....
Turkopticon and the Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR) applaud the Congressional announcement of a letter by Sen. Markey (D-Mass) and Rep. Jayapal (WA-07) which demands that Amazon, Google, OpenAI, and other tech giants answer questions about the working conditions of data workers, especially those involved in training and...
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/2861986...
Chris Smalls - “Christian Smalls is an American labor organizer known for his role in leading Amazon worker organization in Staten Island, a borough in New York City. He is the president and founder of the Amazon Labor Union since 2021.”...
Yet another article about this.
Originally from Paul Fairie on Twitter (thanks @iamlyth for pointing that out)
cross-posted from: linux.community/post/482215...
The following is a summary of the deal terms for the 2023 MBA. It is a simplified version of the Memorandum of Agreement (“MOA”), which contains the full text of the new provisions.
Just hours after the studios and streamers made public their latest “comprehensive package” towards a deal with the striking WGA, the guild has responded – and its seems the AMPTP and top CEOs may …
Has anyone heard of this summit going on?...
A new study estimates that 62,000 entertainment jobs in California will be disrupted by artificial intelligence in the next three years.
Now on top of my workload, which is already insane, I’m expected to set and meet personal goals by some arbitrary deadline? This shit is so condescending. I’m an adult, being paid to exchange my time and work for a salary. I don’t need to be treated like a child and made to complete these homework assignments to prove my...
I'm an Europe based nurse and work shifts: 06:00 to 14:00, 13:00 to 21:00 or graveyard shift: 20:00 to 06:30 the next day....
Wage inequity is a global issue!
Or… Here’s a thought. Kids DO want to work, they just want their time valued; to be respected and have a liveable wage.
