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This week's comic: A "manly" economy

#economy #oligarchy #gender #authoritarianism #labor #jobs #inequality #work

REAL MAN VS. ECONOMY ARE YOU TOUGH ENOUGH TO HANDLE A GREAT DEPRESSION? TV ANNOUNCER: TRUMP'S TARIFFS WILL MAKE YOU A MAN! MAN: YEAH, BRING IT ON! IT'S THE ULTIMATE TEST OF SURVIVAL. MAN WITH RIFLE TAPPING MEATYFREEZ BRAND MEAT FREEZER: I'VE ALREADY GOT AN ICEBOX FULL OF VOLE CARCASSES! ONLY THE TRULY STRONG CAN ENDURE POST-COLLAPSE SERFDOM UNDER ALL-POWERFUL CORPORATE OVERLORDS. MAN IN SLUDGE PIT WITH DANGER SIGN IN BACKGROUND: I LOVE THE SMELL OF INDUSTRIAL SLUDGE IN THE MORNING! REAL MEN WELCOME AN EARLY DEATH! MAN ON STRETCHER BEING CARTED OFF BY PARAMEDIC WITH GRIM REAPER HOVERING NEARBY: LIFE-IT'S FOR WOMANLY WEAKLINGS! SORENSEN ©2025 Jen Sorensen - Be a subscriber! jensorensen.com/subscribe
#Jobs #gender #Labor #inequality #economy #authoritarianism #work #oligarchy

Latest comic: What's the point of an economy that no longer serves the interests of human beings?

#labor #workers #economy #oligarchy #technology #automation #uspol #uspolitics #plutocracy

Welcome to AI-merica TWO WOMEN WALKING THROUGH WINTER LANDSCAPE HAVING A CONVERSATION WOMAN 1: SO BILLIONAIRES ARE TRYING TO REPLACE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND PRIVATE-SECTOR WORKERS WITH AI. WOMAN 1: ANYTHING A ROBOT WOULDN'T NEED IS BEING THREATENED OR DISMANTLED-- MEDICAID, MEDICARE, THE EPA, POSSIBLY SOCIAL SECURITY… WOMAN 1: THESE WEIRD TECH OLIGARCHS AND THEIR REPUBLICAN SERVANTS ARE ACTING LIKE THERE ARE NO PEOPLE WHO WOULD EVEN NEED INCOME OR FOOD OR A DECENT RETIREMENT! ROBOTS APPEAR ROBOT 1: ORGANIC MATTER DETECTED. ROBOT 2: REPORT TO BOT SERVICE HUB FOR BALL BEARING LUBRICATION DUTY. WOMAN 2: I'M GETTING THE SENSE THAT THE "BIPARTISAN COMPROMISE" STRATEGY ISN'T WORKING. ©2025 Jen Sorensen
#technology #Labor #uspol #automation #economy #plutocracy #uspolitics #workers #oligarchy

We are back on the picket line outside #NYTimes for day 4 of our ULP strike! We are fighting for fair pay, remote worker protections and just cause, and we are not backing down!

#SolidarityStreak #BreakMyStreak #UnionStrong #UnionMadeNYC #Strike #Union #Unions #Tech #Election #Election2024 #Labor #CollectiveBargaining #Contract #NewsGuild #CWA #Solidarity

A photo of the picket line outside of the New York Times headquarters at 620 8th Ave in Midtown Manhattan. The line stretches beyond the far right edge of the frame. One worker at the far left wearing a checkered red and black longsleeve shirt is holding a bullhorn, and the person behind them is holding a “Past Time for Contract” sign written in blackletter script.
#tech #solidarity #election #Labor #CWA #strike #unions #union #unionstrong #nytimes #Election2024 #solidaritystreak #breakmystreak #unionmadenyc #collectivebargaining #contract #newsguild

African AI workers, mostly from Kenya, released an open letter to Joe Biden this week asking him stop US tech companies from “systemically abusing and exploiting African workers” and to end the “modern day slavery” they’re subjected to.

wired.com/story/low-paid-human…

#tech #labor #ai #africa #workers

#AI #tech #Africa #Labor #workers

Latest comic on prison labor in the US food supply chain

#prison #labor #work #humanrights #food #comic #cartoon

FORCED LABOR FUNNIES 1. An AP investigation found that prison labor – often forced – is widespread in the US supply chain. A sign reads 13th Amendment Farm with a caption saying former slave plantation. A white prison guard on a horse is watching Black inmates. Inmate: Wait, are we doing time or going backwards in time? 2. These jobs can pay pennies and involve dangerous work with few safety protections Prisoner with arm in machine at chicken processing plant. Machine has warning sign that says "Insert chicken and remove hand quickly" Prisoner: I’m giving years of my life, but please not my arm. 3. Prisoner-made food is almost certainly at your local grocery store. Bag of Perp Puffs with slogan ‘Shackle yourself to flavor!’ Box of Convict Crunch cereal 4. But alas, most shoppers have no idea. Woman holding stick of butter with slogan ‘I can’t believe it’s made with forced labor!’ Woman – I can’t believe it either!
#Comic #cartoon #HumanRights #food #Labor #prison #work

On Oct 27, 2023, the union of Code for America voted in favor of their first union contract! Learn more at cfaworkersunited.com/stories/2…

#1u #union #labor

A collection of union workers celebrating the ratification of the union contract at Code for America. Text to the left reads: "Our union is our safety net.CfA Workers United voted yes overwhelmingly to ratify our first union contract. This contract sets new labor standards for civic tech, with major wins including:* grievance and arbitration * across the board wage increase * increased paid family and medical leave * adoption and fertility support * anti-discrimination protections * limits on contractors * just-cause discipline * protections against intrusive monitoring and more!"

Code for America Workers United Win Their First Contract

On Friday, October 27, 2023, members of Code for America Workers United (CWU) voted overwhelmingly to ratify their first collective bargaining agreement.
CfA Workers United
#Labor #union #1u

#Announcement - Unfiltered.Coop is co-hosting an event on #labor, #energy, #waste, with journalists, unions & academia, in-person in #Tokyo and virtually, Oct 1st.

Details: aajaasiawithunfiltered.peatix.…

Would love to see some @SocialCoop members joining @emi @Matt_Noyes @ntnsndr @chiematsumoto please share!

#energy #Tokyo #Labor #announcement #waste @Matt Noyes @Nathan Schneider @Emi @Social.coop @chiematsumoto

If you're looking for #Union and #Labor (or #Labour) content, #UnionPlace is here for you - union.place/ welcomes all friends and members of the international labo(u)r movement (police need not apply, police unions are not unions).

We explicitly pull a wide range of labo(u)r-related hashtags from large servers around the Fediverse to ensure you get a lot of great content, and of course our members post amazing stuff as well. Check us out!


The Union Place

The Union Place: a federated server for union members, organizations, friends, and allies. If you support labor and labor rights, you have a place here!
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#Labor #labour #union #unionplace

Latest comic: The Labor Channel

#LaborDay #labor #work

1. Have you noticed there are lots of TV shows for bosses and investors but not workers? Cable TV announcer on "Power Lunch": Shares of Scuzzco are climbing on news that 20,000 employees will be replaced with AI! Announcer 2: Woohoo! Chyron shows shares of EVIL up 3.45, BS up 2.73, Snitcoin down 119.52 2. What if there was also a labor channel? Announcer on "Brown Bag Lunch": Huge losses for Scuzzco today on the Worker Satisfaction Index. Chyron: WAGE THEFT REPORTED AT EV... 3. CO-OP TANK Announcer in row of judges: See contestants compete for the best ideas in nontraditional companies! Contestant shown with easel displaying name of company, Worker Owned Widgets 4. MAD Bargaining "Watch TV, get paid well" Host: We'll teach you how to organize your workplace! This week: Taking on Starbucks!
#Labor #work #laborday

Latest comic on the writers' and actors' strikes being called "disruptive"

#labor #unions #wga #sagaftra #strike #work #jobs #economy #inequality #writers #actors #hollywood

STRIKING BACK 1. Disruption: It's viewed as a positive when the investor class does it. Finance bro: "Move fast and break things! WHEE!" 2. But when workers interrupt business as usual... Woman on picket line with sign saying "Writers on strike" CEO: Waah! So disruptive! Now is not the time, guys! 3. Yes, it's a radically disruptive idea to pay workers enough to live on. Writer beseeching CEO in office: I would like to afford my rent in LA. CEO: Seems pretty unrealistic. 4. If they can dish it out, they can take it. Stock price shown going down on TV screen on wall CEO: How dare you do this to our great business? Striking WGA member and SAG-AFTRA member with signs. SAG-AFTRA guy: Adapt or die, suckas!
#Jobs #Labor #inequality #strike #unions #economy #writers #work #wga #sagaftra #actors #hollywood

This week's comic on Texas eliminating local rules mandating water breaks for construction workers

#labor #work #latecapitalism

HANGING WORKERS OUT TO DRY 1. In Texas, the state government is overriding cities' mandatory water breaks for construction workers. CEO: These laws are so burdensome that our businesses will KEEL OVER and DIE! 2. This is happening as global temperatures set new records. Corporate board meeting in a conference room with pastries and water glasses on the table. An executive: Why should the labor units require water input intervals? Pass me that pitcher! 3. It's only fair that executives should also have to work in extreme heat. Corporate board meeting in desert, with several executives passed out from heat CEO: Must... bust... unions... 4. Seems like this plan could backfire. Underling to CEO: Sir, all of our workers have died of heat stroke. CEO: Dammit! There go our productivity numbers!
#Labor #work #latecapitalism

This week's comic: Republicans are dismantling child labor laws in several red states.

#economy #labor #work #jobs #unions

THE PERKS OF CHILD LABOR 1. 'Hey corporations! Have you considered the benefits of 14 year-old workers?' Girl pushing pallet of boxes 'Look at that cute little hard hat.' 2. 'These adorable scamps are learning valuable assembly line skills instead of wasting time with homework.' Kids working on assembly line 'Keeps 'em from encountering any rebellious ideas.' 3. 'Statistically, kids are safer from mass shootings in a meatpacking plant than in school.' Kid has accidentally cut off own arm while trimming meat 'Maybe they'll lose a limb, but hey, they'll probably survive.' 4. 'Best of all, they're cheap and their brains haven't developed enough to form unions!' Kid carrying bag of cement mix - 'Form what?' 'Don't you worry about it!'
#Jobs #Labor #unions #economy #work

Reminder: Neptune Frost is eligible for the #HugoAward next year.

It's an excellent Afrofuturist musical about labour rights, about systems of oppression, & about gender.

And it has an epic soundtrack.

If you care about SFF cinema as a distinct artform, and you vote on the Hugos, please give Neptune Frost a chance.

#Afrofuturism #Antifascist #Anticolonial #Labour #Labor #Solidarity #TransRights #TransrightsAreHumanRights #Antiracism

Review: hugoclub.blogspot.com/2022/10/…

Poster for the movie Neptune Frost.

A Unanimous Gold Mine Of Subtext

Discussion of Hugo Award nominees for best novel, other science fiction novels, and analysis of the awards. We read all the nominees before we vote.
hugoclub.blogspot.com
#antiracism #solidarity #Labor #transrights #transrightsarehumanrights #hugoaward #afrofuturism #antifascist #anticolonial #labour

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