Discussion: Labor, Unions, and Workers' Rights

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Lyft and Uber to cease operations in Minneapolis after new minimum wage law | CNN Business

Lyft and Uber will stop offering services in Minneapolis on May 1 after the city council overrode the mayor’s veto of a minimum wage for rideshare drivers.

amp.cnn.com

aka Lyft and Uber don't want to pay a fair wage.

Of course they don't. It would cut into their profits.

 

[squeekness]

Of course they don't. It would cut into their profits.

They only want slaves. The drivers mean nothing to them.

 

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Tampa Bay region teachers’ unions rallying to survive

The unions in Pinellas, Hillsborough and Pasco counties are facing deadlines to stay in business.

www.tampabay.com

 

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Tennessee Volkswagen workers ask for UAW representation vote

Workers at a Volkswagen manufacturing plant in Chattanooga, Tenn., filed a petition for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board, the UAW announced Tuesday. The move could make the …

thehill.com

 

[InCali]

Tennessee Volkswagen workers ask for UAW representation vote

Workers at a Volkswagen manufacturing plant in Chattanooga, Tenn., filed a petition for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board, the UAW announced Tuesday. The move could make the …

thehill.com

If you've collected union cards from 50% of the employees, the election is a done deal. There's a small caveat that if you are telling people to just sign so there can be a vote, that could be problematic.....not to mention stupid. If you're going into an election with 70% signing cards, the election is over. You win.

I've been involved in several organizing campaigns and we won about 3 out of 4 with "30%" of people signing cards. Of course the landscape is a lot different at the University of California, where people are spread out all over the campus and you have very, VERY diverse work groups. It's hard to get access to them and get large groups together (except in the Medical Centers).

 

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[MagnarTheGreat]

Glassdoor Is Less Anonymous Than Ever Before

Glassdoor, known mostly for anonymous reviews of what it's like to work at a company, really wants to know your name and location. Go ahead: try to log into the service and it will ask for your name immediately. There is no way to see the site unless you answer.

lifehacker.com

 

[Teelie]

Seen a lot of people are now deleting their profiles on it since literally the entire point of the site's anonmity is now gone.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Nvidia Wants to Replace Nurses With AI for $9 an Hour

Your health could soon be in the hands of Nvidia-powered AI nurses, and they cost your healthcare provider next to nothing.

gizmodo.com

NVIDIA should be sued for billions for every mistake AI makes.

 

[squeekness]

Nvidia Wants to Replace Nurses With AI for $9 an Hour

Your health could soon be in the hands of Nvidia-powered AI nurses, and they cost your healthcare provider next to nothing.

gizmodo.com

NVIDIA should be sued for billions for every mistake AI makes.

That is too scary for words.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Restaurants want to amend the AZ Constitution so they can pay servers less than minimum wage

A Republican measure that would ask voters to let businesses pay employees who work for tips 25% less than the minimum wage advanced on Tuesday.

azmirror.com

 

[InCali]

That is too scary for words.

 

[Teelie]

Nvidia Wants to Replace Nurses With AI for $9 an Hour

Your health could soon be in the hands of Nvidia-powered AI nurses, and they cost your healthcare provider next to nothing.

gizmodo.com

NVIDIA should be sued for billions for every mistake AI makes.

We are decades away from that being even remotely viable.

 

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[MagnarTheGreat]

[South Korean] Mailman dumps thousands of pieces of mail, says he was 'overworked'

Mailman dumps thousands of pieces of mail, says he was 'overworked'

A South Korean mailman recently received a six-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, for dumping 16,003 pieces of mail due to stress from an excessive amount of work, a court said Thursday. The 37-year-old defendant surnamed Lee, who was delivering mail in Gangseo-gu, western Seoul...

m.koreaherald.com

 

[Teelie]

From what I know of Korean culture, that's not an exaggeration.

 

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Georgia Waffle House workers strike over mandatory 'meal credit' deductions

Employees say Waffle House takes at least $3 out of their day's pay for an meal credit, whether they end up eating or not.

www.fox5atlanta.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Kids as young as 14 were found working at a Tennessee factory that makes lawn mower parts

The company, Tuff Torq, was fined nearly $300,000 for hiring 10 children. It must also set aside $1.5 million to help the immigrant minors who were illegally employed.

www.nbcnews.com

 

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[MagnarTheGreat]

BlackRock CEO believes boomers should retire later than 65

https://www.sacbee.com/news/business/article287120430.html

‘Young people demand that they retire later!’

Yeah sure buddy.

 

[Teelie]

Maybe he should give away some of his billions. Not like he's retiring any time soon, right? He can work until he's dead like he wants everyone else to do.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

The later old people retire the less jobs for those younger. Also can’t move up the ladder when people are essentially forced to sit on the ladder and block those below.

 

[InCali]

The later old people retire the less jobs for those younger. Also can’t move up the ladder when people are essentially forced to sit on the ladder and block those below.

Interesting point....and there are more implications than I can wrap my head around right now.

 

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