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 )
Belfast on strike: city centre ( sh.itjust.works )
https://www.instagram.com/p/C2PiWzGKcx7/
"Unskilled labour" is a capitalist myth used to justify poverty wages. ( sh.itjust.works )
https://mastodon.social/@peterjriley2024/111786893513746272
Trans 101 for Wobblies ( libcom.org )
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 )
Newton Teachers Association strike, gain support from residents and other unions ( sh.itjust.works )
https://figcitynews.com/2024/01/hundreds-participate-in-newton-teachers-rally/
Finland: 60,000 workers prepare to strike against government's social security, sick pay cuts ( yle.fi )
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 )
Union Members REACT to Destiny’s TRASHING Nurses ( www.youtube.com )
cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/1638241...
A Warning to ALL | Artificial Intelligence & Retail ( www.youtube.com )
cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/1638024...
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 )
Direct Action #40: Newsletter of the IWW Ireland Branch ( www.onebigunion.ie )
Canada: CEO gets 24% raise, while increasing shifts from 8 to 12 hours, and forcing weekend work ( archive.ph )
"Capitalism has outlived its usefulness" -MLK ( kolektiva.social )
cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/12870055...