Why Going to the Pharmacy Sucks Now ( www.youtube.com ) cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/1715462...
CEO of Arena Group resigned from board of directors the day of Sports Illustrated layoffs, said union-busting was one of the reasons he quit ( archive.ph )
Japan: Education union calls for government action as teachers average daily workload exceeds 11 hours ( www.ei-ie.org )
Argentina: Milei says 40k participated in general strike, organizers say 1.5M ( publicservices.international )
Burned out pharmacists seek union representation as CVS merges with Aetna and Caremark - "you treat your employees a certain way for so long they stop wanting to work for you" ( actionnetwork.org )
Trader Joe's accused of retaliation, firing union supporter, spreading false information. Like SpaceX, attempts to declare labor board unconstitutional. ( www.huffpost.com )
UFW: Agricultural employers attempt to strip right to form union from workers with H2A visas ( ufw.org )
UK: Conservative attack on right to strike echoes Thatcher's destruction of GCHQ union ( www.mirror.co.uk )
Japan: Amazon says workers for subcontractors not direct employees, refuses collective bargaining ( mainichi.jp )
Finland: Trains, metros, buses, trams, energy sector to join mass strike against government plans to prevent industrial action ( www.barrons.com )
On the Quebec general strike: fighting back against right-wing government's austerity policy ( jacobin.com )
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 )
No Microsoft layoffs for union members: "Union representation can't always protect against layoffs, but through union representation, workers can put our needs first, including layoff protections." ( www.ign.com )
"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 )
The IWW code of Industrial Democracy ( sh.itjust.works ) https://mastodon.social/@peterjriley2024/111800426214555464