The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), founded on this day in 1905 in Chicago, Illinois
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16976545...
Amazon management refuses to accept employee petition, saying that would be “recognizing the union.” Employees choose to act like union, whether management likes it or not. ( labornotes.org )
Heat Waves Are Making Restaurant Kitchens Unsafe. Workers Are Fighting Back. ( www.eater.com )
Samsung strike: after collapse of no-union policy, union members making presence felt. Although struggle in early stages, it signifies practical collapse of Samsung's no-union management ( sh.itjust.works )
https://www.industriall-union.org/samsung-electronics-workers-announce-indefinite-strike
Samsung strike: "We are not just fighting for ourselves; we are fighting for better conditions for all workers." ( sh.itjust.works )
https://evrimagaci.org/tpg/why-are-samsung-workers-on-strike-386
Samsung strike: “I understand if the company is doing poorly they can’t give us our bonuses, but the fact that the executives took home huge bonuses last year, I can’t understand.” ( sh.itjust.works )
https://archive.ph/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/09/business/samsung-strike.html
This Summer, US Workers Are Organizing to Beat the Heat ( truthout.org )
Spain: thousands demonstrate, "trade unionism is not a crime" ( sh.itjust.works ) Spanish
https://mastodon.social/@peterjriley2024/112635331236924274
New Zealand: nurses set to strike at not-for-profit business that was purchased by private equity firm, "we’re asking for a cost-of-living increase, but their offer is not even close to that." ( www.nzno.org.nz )
Amazon management uses loophole to retaliate against union by terminating workers. "But Amazon drivers in Skokie refuse to be intimidated by the white-collar criminals running this company" ( patch.com )
Mushroom farm employees join handful of migrant farmworker unions in Canada, despite 1% rate of migrant unionization in North America due to fear of losing immigration status ( www.thestar.com )
Over 10,000 truck drivers demonstrate at Korean National Assembly, "Road transport workers shouldn't have to choose between safety and making a living" ( www.itfglobal.org )
India: ambulance workers strike amidst not receiving salary for four months, 12-hour work shifts, and no provision for social security benefits ( uniglobalunion.org )
Amazon UK management rejects union leaflets on warehouse tables, arguing “it could pose a hazard,” despite the fact that Amazon has been posting leaflets on each table in the warehouse ( novaramedia.com )
ExxonMobil France: striking employees blockade delivery trucks ( au.finance.yahoo.com )
First physician-led union in Delaware formed, largest private sector physician union in US ( www.msn.com )
Mexico: steelworkers blockade steel plants for fair share ( sh.itjust.works )
https://www.industriall-union.org/strike-for-fair-working-conditions-at-arcelormittal-in-mexico