A Rogue French Labor Union Just Shut Off the Power in Paris
Credit to Author: Paul Blest| Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 14:36:32 +0000
France’s massive transport strike is mostly over, but some members of a Paris union are not going quietly.
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One of America’s Largest Unions Gets Serious About Organizing Game Developers
Credit to Author: Lauren Kaori Gurley| Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2020 19:11:55 +0000
The Communications Workers of America (CWA) union has embarked on an ambitious national campaign to transform the tech and game industry for workers.
Read more‘We Are Treated As Disposable’: Everlane’s Customer-Service Employees Are Unionizing
Credit to Author: Anna Merlan| Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2019 16:27:23 +0000
Everlane has branded itself as committed to sustainability and “radical transparency.” But remote employees for the fashion brand are unionizing, saying that they’re treated as “expendable.”
Read moreWorkers Just Lost the Right to Organize on Company Email
Credit to Author: Lauren Kaori Gurley| Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2019 20:01:47 +0000
It’s officially time to stop using your work email (and Slack) to organize your workplace.
Read moreE-Scooter Workers Just Formed Their First Union
Credit to Author: Lauren Kaori Gurley| Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 19:34:53 +0000
Employees at the the e-scooter company Spin are paving the way for a transformation of app-based work.
Read moreWhen Students Are Striking at Harvard, You Know Class Rage Is Peaking
Credit to Author: Alex Norcia| Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2019 14:40:38 +0000
Graduate workers at the richest college in America haven’t been happy for a while now. They’re not alone.
Read moreWow, Hearst Set Up a Whole Website Dedicated to Union-Busting
Credit to Author: Anna Merlan| Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2019 00:00:08 +0000
The media giant created a glossy, misinformation-packed microsite devoted to persuading its employees not to unionize.
Read moreWant a Four-Day Workweek? Unionize!
Credit to Author: Harron Walker| Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2019 21:49:18 +0000
Despite evidence that productivity goes up if you add a day to the weekend, don’t count on your employer to disrupt the status quo.
Read moreA Fired Kickstarter Organizer Is Trying To Unionize Tech Workers Using Kickstarter
Credit to Author: Lauren Kaori Gurley| Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2019 19:23:04 +0000
“This kit is passed between coworkers as an act of solidarity and a signal that there is room to organize at your company.”
Read moreThis Board Game About Labor Revolts Is Protesting Kickstarter on Kickstarter
Credit to Author: Lauren Kaori Gurley| Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2019 17:18:17 +0000
At Kickstarter, a new dystopian board game about worker rebellion and the company’s own union busting campaign share some ironic similarities.
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