Argentina general strike: "We cannot allow democratic backsliding in Argentina... such as the right to strike and demonstrate." ( uniglobalunion.org )
Newton Teachers Association strike: what do you call those who publicly commit to negotiate in "good faith" but fail to do so, dragging their feet in hopes their power will let them wait it out? ( mastodon.social )
"AI programming under capitalism isn't going to free us to focus on being artisans, it's going to turn us into assembly line workers and quality inspectors with low pay and low joy" ( chaosfem.tw )
Calls to ban Amazon lobbyists from EU Parliament: "Amazon shows the same disrespect to democratic institutions it shows to its workers" ( uniglobalunion.org )
Anne Hathaway unaware of Condé Nast strike, arrives at photo shoot, walks out in solidarity ( variety.com )
Amazon Birmingham goes on strike just weeks after open: recognize union, end poverty pay ( www.gmb.org.uk )
Solidarity with CGT and general strike in Argentina 24th Jan - Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) ( iww.org.uk )
#FuckNeoliberalEducation: "Of course the Chancellor’s office is basically a den of thieves... I will never be able to unhear the shit I’ve heard since December from these assholes." ( sfba.social )
California State University strike reaches agreement after one day, "This is a working-class struggle. We’ve been really amazed by the outpouring of support from students." ( www.latimes.com )
Minnesota grocery strike: management infiltrates employee WhatsApp chat, uses "loss prevention" targeting own employees ( labornotes.org )
Tech layoffs in Korea, Japan: company has to prove reasonable grounds, such as serious financial shortage; when it happens over and over, can fall under category of unfair labor practice ( koreajoongangdaily.joins.com )
Akron teacher union fights board of education's outsourcing. Board shouts down dissenting member, cuts video ( www.ideastream.org )
US Trade Representative moves to protect union rights in Mexican call center, CWA voices international solidarity ( bnnbreaking.com )
UK: Game Workers union jumps 50% after lay offs, "It just keeps coming and coming. And with this wave, I’ve seen people saying ‘we need to join unions’". ( www.theguardian.com )
Finland: Airport workers to join strike against right-wing government: "We cannot stand idly by while our members are deprived of the means to defend decent working conditions" ( yle.fi )
California Faculty Association strike for list of issues including right to be interviewed by campus police who are unarmed ( www.calfac.org )
Twitter deletes decade's worth of posts by United Voices of the World, representing migrant and precarious workers ( freedomnews.org.uk )
Teamsters ready to strike at Anheuser-Busch, “We’re looking for the American Dream. We need to share in our profits and we need to bring up the working class better than it was before.” ( www.theguardian.com )
New Zealand ELE Group receivership: Many terminated still waiting for final payment from Deloitte, sleeping in cars, relying on community food support ( www.scoop.co.nz )
Largest strike in history of Northern Ireland, pay falling behind inflation for more than a decade ( www.unitetheunion.org )
UAW aims to unionize Hyundai: “They brag about billion-dollar this, billion-dollar that, but when it comes time for us to stand in a line and ask, we get nothing but excuses." ( aldailynews.com )
Canada: CEO gets 24% raise, while increasing shifts from 8 to 12 hours, and forcing weekend work ( archive.ph )
Northern Ireland: umbrella union not yet ready to endorse potential civil disobedience by member union ( www.irishnews.com )
Argentina: government forces social organisations and unions to pay for security at demonstrations ( www.batimes.com.ar )