Discussion: Labor, Unions, and Workers' Rights

[Lily Adler]

Gizmodo - Apple Engaged in Illegal Union Busting at One of Its Stores, Labor Board Says

Big Tech engaging in such activity... Never.

 

[moviedoors]

The Freight Rail Labor Dispute Was Never About ‘Sick Days’

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Bloomberg News - Musk Slams San Francisco Mayor for Probe of Bedrooms at Twitter

Bloomberg News - Twitter’s Janitors Are on Strike at Its San Francisco Headquarters

 

[InCali]

The Freight Rail Labor Dispute Was Never About ‘Sick Days’

This is interesting to me. I have been in on bargaining strategy; from holding local workplace meetings to establish bargaining priorities, to setting up elections for bargaining team members, to heading up contract negotiations for a bargaining unit of over 8,000 members and I can tell you that there are always things you keep in your back pocket.

Contract negotiations aren't about what is right or what is wrong. It's about exerting pressure. I would, and have, done just about everything to get my members the best contract possible. When it came to getting my members the best deal, being a nice, honorable guy wasn't part of my program.

I'm a tech guy and I was the fly on the wall. I knew what you wanted when you said you wanted it. I was in your offices and going through your info. Other than the broad strokes, you didn't know S*** about what I really wanted or needed. I got my members who were getting S*** on the best deal at the expense of our better paid members because I convinced them it was the right thing to do and that it would benefit all of us long term.

You didn't understand that we worked for each other because you worked for yourself and didn't know there was something bigger than you. It took more time than we wanted, but we had you from the start and we eventually got what we wanted and needed. We beat you at your own, stupid game because we had each other's backs.

xoxoxo
The Union

 

[InCali]

Bloomberg News - Musk Slams San Francisco Mayor for Probe of Bedrooms at Twitter

Bloomberg News - Twitter’s Janitors Are on Strike at Its San Francisco Headquarters

Under Pressure

 

[Teelie]

Unionize Twitter.

Musk would have a stroke, but he's doing everything he can to lay the groundwork.

Are there even enough Twitter employees left to unionize?

 

[Lily Adler]

 

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[MagnarTheGreat]

CNBC - Biden releasing nearly $36 billion to aid pensions of union workers

• President Joe Biden on Thursday is announcing the infusion of nearly $36 billion to prevent severe cuts to the retirement incomes of more than 350,000 Teamster workers and retirees across the United States.
• The money for the Central States Pension Fund is the largest amount of federal aid provided for a pension plan.
• The funds come from the American Rescue Plan, a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package signed into law in 2021.

The Guardian (U.K.) - New York Times journalists in mass strike for first time in 40 years

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

 

[squeekness]

Sleazebags! At this point I'd rather just tip delivery drivers in person. Geez....

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

 

[Lily Adler]

 

[Lily Adler]

 

[Lily Adler]

Billionaire James Dyson says letting people work from home is 'staggeringly self-defeating' and will cause friction between employers and employees

 

[squeekness]

This makes me sick.

 

[Lily Adler]

I wonder if Rand Paul was one of the yeses who backed out.

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

 

[squeekness]

This is beyond stupid. I've watched enough episodes of Air disasters to know!

 

[Teelie]

The airlines aren't making enough billions in profit.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Reuters - Child workers found throughout Hyundai-Kia supply chain in Alabama
Children worked for at least four Alabama parts suppliers to Hyundai and Kia in recent years, Reuters found. Staffing agencies placed migrant minors in plants where regulations ban kids from working. State and federal authorities are investigating.

 

[squeekness]

Reuters - Child workers found throughout Hyundai-Kia supply chain in Alabama
Children worked for at least four Alabama parts suppliers to Hyundai and Kia in recent years, Reuters found. Staffing agencies placed migrant minors in plants where regulations ban kids from working. State and federal authorities are investigating.

Outstanding.

 

[Herofan]

We usually, on many issues, are stuck between a third favoring one priority, a third another, and another third torn between the two so much they won't pick one, at least publicly, interesting that here there is some significant though relatively small edge to the more progressive third increased to 39% and the conservative stuck at 33% (though who knows what the other 28% really feels closer to).

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

The American Prospect Magazine - Ticketmaster’s Dark History
A 40-year saga of kickbacks, threats, political maneuvering, and the humiliation of Pearl Jam