A manufacturer tried the 4-day workweek for 5 days' pay and won't go back ( www.npr.org )
Frustrations with college education
what’s the point of getting a degree if apparently you need all these other extraneous qualifications to get a proper job? networking, boot camps, certifications, training, programs, glass windows, button downs, on and on....
92% of young people would sacrifice other perks for a 4-day workweek—here's what they'd give up ( www.cnbc.com )
Companies lower salaries in job postings as pay transparency laws take effect ( www.cnbc.com )
I hate how much culture is controled by shitty people
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An catchy animated singalong about the futility of work ( www.youtube.com )
Stressed Out by Mass Layoffs, CD Projekt Staff Have Finally Set Out to Unionize — So What’s Next? ( www.ign.com )
CD Projekt staff are unionizing in response to sweeping layoffs. IGN speaks to workers at the Cyberpunk 2077 developer to find out what's next.
Industrial change doesn't have to be "creative destruction" and can actually allow and provide worker retraining during inevitable systemic shifts. ( notesfrompoland.com )
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Every member of Bandcamp union bargaining team was laid off in huge cuts at Oakland firm ( www.sfgate.com )
The massive layoff that gutted Oakland-based music service Bandcamp hit one group at the company particularly hard: leaders of its nascent union.
Health care workers picket outside US hospitals in multiple states, kicking off 3-day strike ( apnews.com )
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Judge: Starbucks violated federal labor law by withholding pay hikes from unionized workers | CNN Business ( www.cnn.com )
Starbucks violated federal labor law when it increased wages and offered new perks and benefits only to non-union employees, a National Labor Relations Board judge found Thursday.
Flashback - Mark Zuckerberg on billionaires: 'No one deserves to have that much money' ( www.cnn.com )
Strikes aren’t bad for the US economy. They’re the best thing that could happen ( www.theguardian.com )
Auto workers, writers, actors, Starbucks workers, Amazon workers, UPS drivers, flight attendants – labor isn’t a ‘special interest’. It’s all of us
Google Flat-Out Refuses to Bargain With Workers, Prompting YouTube Music Strike ( www.vice.com )
In an email obtained by Motherboard, Google tells YouTube Music workers it will "not be participating in collective bargaining."
Being Mean to Scabs Is Working ( www.motherjones.com )
Drew Barrymore and Bill Maher are now not resuming their shows amid strikes.
NLRB Complaint Calls a Noncompete Agreement an Unfair Labor Practice ( prospect.org )
The NLRB’s action adds another dimension to the Biden administration’s assault on noncompetes. The FTC proposed a ban on most noncompete agreements earlier this year.
Workers of the world unite! Happy Labor Day! ( lemmy.world )
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63% of US workers unable to pay a $500 emergency expense, survey finds ( www.cnbc.com )
FYI: Ed Sheeran is a scab. ( jezebel.com )
Return-to-office orders look like a way for elite, work-obsessed CEOs to grab power back from employees ( www.businessinsider.com )
White-collar workers temporarily enjoyed unprecedented power during the pandemic to decide where and how they worked.
Outdoor Workers Are Climate Victims ( newrepublic.com )
How extreme weather could unite the environmental and labor movements
The Elite's War on Remote Work Has Nothing to Do with Productivity ( www.okdoomer.io )
There's a steep decline in pay compared to the value workers add to the economy, closely tracking the fall in union membership. ( lemmy.world )
Join a union➡️
Almost all remote-work news is negative now but was positive in the beginning of the pandemic. Have you noticed this or am I going crazy?
Earlier in the pandemic many news and magazine organizations would proudly write about how working from home always actually can lead to over working and being too “productive”. I am yet to collect some evidence on it but I think we remember a good amount about this....
Zoom orders workers back to the office ( www.bbc.co.uk )
A company that achieved success due to people having to WFH are now forcing staff back in to the office
