This Summer, US Workers Are Organizing to Beat the Heat ( truthout.org )
First ever Samsung strike, employees asking for raise and bonus pegged to company earnings ( au.finance.yahoo.com )
Finland threatens right to strike: "The Orpo Government is now dragging Finland into the group of countries that have to be held accountable internationally for their human rights violations." ( www.sak.fi )
Spain: thousands demonstrate, "trade unionism is not a crime" ( sh.itjust.works ) Spanish
https://mastodon.social/@peterjriley2024/112635331236924274
Mexico: Teachers to launch nationwide strike against neoliberalism and disappeared activists. Previous strike led to jailing of leaders, mass firing of teachers, and Nochixtlán Massacre ( kolektiva.social )
Trader Joe's union-busting: threaten to take away raise for forming union. First store unionized in 2022. ( www.huffpost.com )
Finland: mass protests against government's right-wing policies ( sh.itjust.works )
https://www.bwint.org/fr_FR/cms/nationwide-strikes-rock-finland-3078
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 )
Three weeks into strike, Del Monte management closes factory without notice or severance. By using temp agency, they avoid having to provide benefits, pensions, vacations, sick pay, etc ( rabble.ca )
University of Pennsylvania: grad students vote to join UAW, 1807 for and 96 against ( www.phillyvoice.com )
Unionizing archaeologists fight blacklisting, union-busting law firms, firing of organizers, and reclassification of employees as ineligible ( jacobin.com )
When You Can’t Organize Widely, Organize Fast ( industrialworker.org )
"Capitalism has outlived its usefulness" -MLK ( kolektiva.social )
cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/12870055...
University of California attempts to exclude thousands of graduate student researchers from bargaining unit, losing rights to timely pay, protection from discrimination and abuse, worker's comp ( docs.google.com )
Sesame Street contract ending: parents and families around world might ask why bosses are ignoring their company’s own messages of kindness and fairness ( variety.com )
Writers have unanimously authorized strike...
Alaska flight attendants vote 99.48% for strike authorization - Alaska share price falls, along with share prices of Southwest, United, and American ( en.ganganews.com )
I've never read Marx's Capital... ( sh.itjust.works )
https://kolektiva.social/@MikeDunnAuthor/111873809446021036