Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) had a fiery exchange with reporters Friday about the House’s ongoing dilemma, blaming Democratic members for bringing “chaos to Congress.”...
Hollywood scribes initiated a work stoppage in early May as negotiations broke down with studios including Disney, Paramount, Universal and Warner Bros. Discovery....
In an extraordinary show of support for organized labor, President Biden said he would join workers in Michigan on the front lines of their strike against leading automakers.
The United Auto Workers expanded its strike against major automakers Friday, walking out of 38 General Motors and Stellantis parts distribution centers in 20 states....
Union strategy: 13,000 autoworkers at the three Midwest plants, about 9% of the unionized workforce at the Big Three automakers, were the first to walk off the job. Now, more workers are temporarily out of work as the automakers are asking hundreds of non-striking workers not to show up to work....
Bill Maher has delayed returning to his HBO talk show during the ongoing strike by writers and actors, a decision that follows similar pauses over the weekend by “The Drew Barrymore Show,” “The Talk” and “The Jennifer Hudson Show.”...
“average top CEO compensation was $15.6 million in 2021, up 9.8% since 2020. In 2021, the ratio of CEO-to-typical-worker compensation was 399-to-1 under the realized measure of CEO pay; that is up from 366-to-1 in 2020 and a big increase from 20-to-1 in 1965 and 59-to-1 in 1989”
As part of his Labor Day message to workers in the United States, Sen. Bernie Sanders on Monday re-upped his call for the establishment of a 20% cut to the workweek with no loss in pay—an idea he said is “not radical” given the enormous productivity gains over recent decades that have resulted in massive profits for...
"The company now expects to exceed $1.7 billion in free cash flow for the third quarter of 2023, in part due to the strong performance of 'Barbie' as well as incremental impact from strike-related factors," the entertainment giant says in a regulatory filing.
[News] McCarthy in fiery exchange with reporter blames Dems for bringing ‘chaos’ with ouster ( thehill.com )
Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) had a fiery exchange with reporters Friday about the House’s ongoing dilemma, blaming Democratic members for bringing “chaos to Congress.”...
SAG-AFTRA authorizes strike against video game companies ( www.axios.com )
Hollywood writers and studios reach tentative deal to end strike after nearly 150 days ( www.cnbc.com )
Hollywood scribes initiated a work stoppage in early May as negotiations broke down with studios including Disney, Paramount, Universal and Warner Bros. Discovery....
Return to the office? These workers quit instead. ( news.yahoo.com )
And buried in the middle of the article:...
Biden Will Join Autoworkers on Picket Line in Michigan, a Historic Move ( www.nytimes.com )
In an extraordinary show of support for organized labor, President Biden said he would join workers in Michigan on the front lines of their strike against leading automakers.
Strikes against automakers spread to 38 locations in 20 states, Stellantis and GM are targeted ( apnews.com )
The United Auto Workers expanded its strike against major automakers Friday, walking out of 38 General Motors and Stellantis parts distribution centers in 20 states....
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
UAW strike Day 4: GM threatens to send 2,000 workers home, Ford cuts 600 jobs ( www.npr.org )
Union strategy: 13,000 autoworkers at the three Midwest plants, about 9% of the unionized workforce at the Big Three automakers, were the first to walk off the job. Now, more workers are temporarily out of work as the automakers are asking hundreds of non-striking workers not to show up to work....
Wreck the economy because it only works for the billionaire class. ( i.imgur.com )
Bill Maher postpones return to the air, the latest TV host to balk at working during writers strike ( apnews.com )
Bill Maher has delayed returning to his HBO talk show during the ongoing strike by writers and actors, a decision that follows similar pauses over the weekend by “The Drew Barrymore Show,” “The Talk” and “The Jennifer Hudson Show.”...
Flight attendants threaten strikes over low pay and unpaid work ( www.theguardian.com )
Alaska Airlines, American and United could all be disrupted as air crew demand fairer share of vast profits
Marvel Studios' VFX Staff Unanimously Votes to Unionize ( gizmodo.com )
CEO pay has skyrocketed 1,460% since 1978 ( www.epi.org )
“average top CEO compensation was $15.6 million in 2021, up 9.8% since 2020. In 2021, the ratio of CEO-to-typical-worker compensation was 399-to-1 under the realized measure of CEO pay; that is up from 366-to-1 in 2020 and a big increase from 20-to-1 in 1965 and 59-to-1 in 1989”
Bernie Sanders Champions 32-Hour Work Week With No Loss in Pay ( www.commondreams.org )
As part of his Labor Day message to workers in the United States, Sen. Bernie Sanders on Monday re-upped his call for the establishment of a 20% cut to the workweek with no loss in pay—an idea he said is “not radical” given the enormous productivity gains over recent decades that have resulted in massive profits for...
Warner Bros. Discovery Says Ongoing Strikes Will Mean $300M-$500M Hit to 2023 Earnings ( www.hollywoodreporter.com )
"The company now expects to exceed $1.7 billion in free cash flow for the third quarter of 2023, in part due to the strong performance of 'Barbie' as well as incremental impact from strike-related factors," the entertainment giant says in a regulatory filing.
Nigerian unions strike again to protest soaring costs after subsidy removal ( www.aljazeera.com )
Government workers in Nigeria are striking over the rising costs of living worsened by the removal of petrol subsidies.
Slavery was abolished, so the rich are now trying to make economic oppression the equivalent of slavery. ( i.imgur.com )
Amen! ( i.imgur.com )