🌎 Discussion: Labor, Unions, and Workers' Rights

[MagnarTheGreat]

AIs show distinct bias against Black and female résumés in new study

Language models seem to treat “masculine and White concepts… as the ‘default’ value.”…

arstechnica.com

 

[blueharvest]

One year on, we know this: Sweden’s trade unions are more than a match for Elon Musk | German Bender

The epic strike could be resolved if Tesla recognised a simple fact that I’ve uncovered in my reporting, says Swedish analyst German Bender

www.theguardian.com

 

[blueharvest]

US adds only 12,000 jobs in October in final report before election

Average monthly job gains in 2024 had been about 200,000, but new figures affected by Boeing strike and hurricanes

www.theguardian.com

 

[blueharvest]

Boeing strike ends as machinists accept contract offer with 38% pay increase

The contract promises a 38% pay increase over four years and an increased 401(k) match. The striking workers rejected two previous contract offers.

www.usatoday.com

 

[blueharvest]

 

[squeekness]

Some small good in the world.

 

[Lily Adler]

Unions will lose all the gains they made with Biden as Trump strips them of their bargaining powers and qualifications nationwide. The NLRB will be disbanded and OSHA will be gone.

 

[blueharvest]

Amazon workers in Alabama will have third labor union vote after judge finds illegal influence

Amazon workers in Alabama will have the opportunity decide whether to unionize for the third time in three years.

apnews.com

 

[blueharvest]

New Trump admin to deliver 'body blow' to unions after courting union workers: report

President-elect Donald Trump courted union voters during his successful 2024 presidential bid, and now Bloomberg reports that his incoming administration is poised to deliver a "body blow" to organized labor that has enjoyed a significant renaissance under President Joe Biden's...

www.rawstory.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

3 states had paid leave on the ballot. Voters approved all of them

In Missouri, Alaska and Nebraska, where voters supported Donald Trump, they also voted to expand paid sick leave, proving that "voters don't see these as partisan issues.” By Chabeli Carrazana ...

www.dailykos.com

 

[blueharvest]

 

[blueharvest]

Heat protections for workers in doubt after Trump win

Republicans have criticized the Biden administration proposal, which would require employers to provide cooling measures when temperatures rise.

www.eenews.net

 

[blueharvest]

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Proposal to Reduce Weekly Work Hours in Brazil - 12/11/2024 - Business - Folha

 

[blueharvest]

Flurry of contract deals come as railroads, unions see Trump's election looming over talks

The flurry of contract agreements announced early this fall — including two more Wednesday — offer evidence that major railroads and their unions are working to avoid the standoffs that led them to a brink of a national strike two years ago

www.independent.co.uk

 

[blueharvest]

Sanders and Warren push Democrats to fight for workers and ‘unrig’ economy

Progressive senators urge party to ‘learn the right lessons’ from election defeat and take fight to US billionaire class

www.theguardian.com

 

[Lily Adler]

I hope Trump's dementia gets bad enough that he forgets eliminated NLRB and OSHA.

 

[squeekness]

I hope Trump's dementia gets bad enough that he forgets eliminated NLRB and OSHA.

I'm hoping that I'd there's enough push back they won't be eliminated or maybe the next dem president restores them.

 

[blueharvest]

Philadelphia city workers' union votes to authorize strike

Thousands of Philadelphia city workers have voted overwhelmingly to approve a strike.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[blueharvest]

Trump Judge Just Blocked A Biden Rule That Helps Millions Of Workers

The overtime rule is one of the most far-reaching economic reforms that President Joe Biden has fought for.

www.huffpost.com

 

[blueharvest]

Boeing lays off 400-plus workers as it begins drastic cuts

Boeing has delivered layoff notices to more than 400 members of its professional aerospace labor union, part of thousands of cuts planned as the company struggles to recover from financial and regulatory trouble as well as an eight-week strike by its m...

abcnews.go.com

 

[Lily Adler]

Bezos and Musk work together to outlaw the NLRB. One of the major reasons Musk wanted a Republican in the White House.

 

[blueharvest]

After Democrats lost the working class, union leaders say it's time to 'reconstruct the Democratic Party'

The long-term erosion of working-class support for Democrats reached a crisis for a party that views itself as the champion of workers.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[blueharvest]

Bosses’ Anti-Union Captive Audience Meetings Are Now Illegal

Captive audience meetings are a key tool for bosses to destroy union drives. With last week’s outlawing of such meetings by the National Labor Relations Board, labor has a window to take advantage before Donald Trump scales back worker rights.

jacobin.com

 

[blueharvest]

Musk and Ramaswamy float ending remote work for federal employees and ‘large-scale firings’

The idea could affect over 1 million federal workers who are eligible for remote work.

www.nbcnews.com