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

ATTENTION
NON-UNIONIZED WORKERS
IN #TECH
doesn't matter what an #Amazon exec says: you keep on working in your job at home until they fire you.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/10/amazon-exec-tells-employees-to-work-elsewhere-if-they-dislike-rto-policy/

and lawyer the fuck up.

and organize with other Amazon workers.

the bottom line, they want you to quit because most states won't pay #unemployment #benefits if you were coerced into quitting. NY is one of the few exceptions.

h/t
https://mas.to/@carnage4life/113330830125763290

#labor #BackToTheOffice

Amazon exec tells employees to work elsewhere if they dislike RTO policy

Using RTO to push quitting could result in an “array of legal consequences.”…

^{Scharon Harding (Ars Technica)}

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.

https://www.wired.com/story/low-paid-humans-ai-biden-modern-day-slavery/

#tech #labor #ai #africa #workers

Latest comic on prison labor in the US food supply chain

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

On Oct 27, 2023, the union of Code for America voted in favor of their first union contract! Learn more at https://cfaworkersunited.com/stories/2023/10/30/first-union-contract-ratified-at-code-for-america

#1u #union #labor

#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: https://aajaasiawithunfiltered.peatix.com/

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

If you're looking for #Union and #Labor (or #Labour) content, #UnionPlace is here for you - https://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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Latest comic: The Labor Channel

#LaborDay #labor #work

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

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

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

#labor #work #latecapitalism

Wired just posted an exclusive about how USPS is conducting warrantless mail surveillance.

Considering our current political landscape, it's worth stressing that USPS's system is actually rooted in historical efforts to criminalize birth control and labor radicalism (see follow-up post) #news #surveillance #labor #reproductivejustice #reproductiverights #histodons #history

https://www.wired.com/story/usps-mail-surveillance-letter/?mbid=social_twitter&utm_social-type=owned&utm_brand=wired&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

The US Post Office Is Spying on the Mail. Senators Want to Stop It

The USPS carries out warrantless surveillance on thousands of parcels every year. Lawmakers want it to end—right now.

^{Dell Cameron (WIRED)}

“A spokesperson for OpenAI said no one was available to answer questions about its use of AI contractors.”

well, yes https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/innovation/openai-chatgpt-ai-jobs-contractors-talk-shadow-workforce-powers-rcna81892

#labor #TechLabor #InvisibleWorkers

OpenAI contractors make $15 to train ChatGPT

OpenAI's contractor workforce helps power ChatGPT through simple interactions. They don't get benefits, but some say the work is rewarding.

^{David Ingram (NBC News)}

Reports of child labor violations are on the rise, with migrants as young as 10 working dangerous jobs for brands like McDonald’s and Ford. Employers have faced little consequence and often claim ignorance. At the same time, there have been recent efforts in state legislatures to roll back worker protections for minors.
#Labor #Children #Migrants #Work

https://www.npr.org/2023/05/04/1173697113/immigrant-child-labor-crisis

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

#economy #labor #work #jobs #unions