#unions — Public Fediverse posts

We in the US don't believe in worker power. The wealthy scoff, the politicians are distracted, and the workers are cowed. Yet it's another lever to hold AI companies accountable.

"[The workers] can organize, ... and, if necessary, stop doing harmful work, ... Instead of begging others to save the world, they can do it themselves.

"In other words, in America, in Silicon Valley, the literal end of the world is considered more realistic than forming a union."

https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/unionize-ai

#unions

NYC tourists will face even stiffer hotel rates, skimpier services after ‘shocking’ new labor contract: experts https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/11408/ #Business #hotels #LaborStrikes #NewYorkCity #NYC #NYCHotels #Tourism #Unions #wages

What’s disgusting ?
Union busting !
https://jacobin.com/2026/09/amazon-bc-union-busting-labor

(Also see Benjamin Y. Fong Primer on Distribution Network
https://ontheseams.substack.com/p/a-primer-on-amazons-distribution )

#Capitalism #labourmovement #organize #solidarity #unions

Rebuilding Britain: pointers and pitfalls at TUC 2026

https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/rebuilding-britain-pointers-and-pitfalls-tuc-2026

https://morningstaronline.co.uk/subscribe

#uk #unions #labour #reformuk #burnham

"garment factory owners, including Jewish employers, saw the union become more powerful throughout the 1920s and 30s. They saw Jews espousing socialism, Italians preaching anarchism, and they started to look for workers elsewhere"

super interesting

https://www.associationforjewishstudies.org/podcasts/garment-industry-transcript

#Histodons #Unions #ILGWU #NYC #JewishStudies #textiles #fashion #sweatshops #podcast

Riding with Vancouver’s Last Bike Couriers

I meet the bicycle courier outside a trust company in Vancouver’s West End. It’s the last day of…
#Canada #Vancouver #Business #GregoryGan #JeffTeare #MarkHuggan #PhantomCouriers #Stravaapp #Unionization #Unions #Vancouverbikecouriers #WorkBC #WorkerRights
https://www.europesays.com/canada/208426/

My Better Angel Is A Tabby.
Pacey Pratt The Sabo-Cat https://industrialworker.org/cartoon-my-better-angel-is-a-tabby/

(Thanks X423931 )

PDF
https://industrialworker.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026-3-IW-Summer-Final.pdf

#Art #cartoons #illustration #iww #labourmovement #organize #solidarity #unions

My Better Angel Is A Tabby.
Pacey Pratt The Sabo-Cat https://industrialworker.org/cartoon-my-better-angel-is-a-tabby/

(Thanks X423931 )

PDF
https://industrialworker.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026-3-IW-Summer-Final.pdf

#Art #cartoons #illustration #iww #labourmovement #organize #solidarity #unions

My Better Angel Is A Tabby.
Pacey Pratt The Sabo-Cat https://industrialworker.org/cartoon-my-better-angel-is-a-tabby/

(Thanks X423931 )

PDF
https://industrialworker.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026-3-IW-Summer-Final.pdf

#Art #cartoons #illustration #iww #labourmovement #organize #solidarity #unions

My Better Angel Is A Tabby.
Pacey Pratt The Sabo-Cat https://industrialworker.org/cartoon-my-better-angel-is-a-tabby/

(Thanks X423931 )

PDF
https://industrialworker.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026-3-IW-Summer-Final.pdf

#Art #cartoons #illustration #iww #labourmovement #organize #solidarity #unions

My Better Angel Is A Tabby.
Pacey Pratt The Sabo-Cat https://industrialworker.org/cartoon-my-better-angel-is-a-tabby/

(Thanks X423931 )

PDF
https://industrialworker.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026-3-IW-Summer-Final.pdf

#Art #cartoons #illustration #iww #labourmovement #organize #solidarity #unions

... General Strike To Bring In A Workers Government! ... The trade unions must call a general strike NOW to establish the State of Palestine with Jerusalem ...

ON THURSDAY, the Houthi armed forces launched a rapid attack along Yemen’s western coast seizing control of Yemen’s entire Red Sea coast, putting this vital global shipping corridor under their control.#britain #europe #iran #iraq #ireland #localgovernment #unions #usa #yemen
Houthis seize control of Yemen’s Red Sea chokepoint cutting  Saudi oil exports and driving inflation across the world - Workers Revolutionary Party

... General Strike To Bring In A Workers Government! ... The trade unions must call a general strike NOW to establish the State of Palestine with Jerusalem ...

ON THURSDAY, the Houthi armed forces launched a rapid attack along Yemen’s western coast seizing control of Yemen’s entire Red Sea coast, putting this vital global shipping corridor under their control.#britain #europe #iran #iraq #ireland #localgovernment #unions #usa #yemen
Houthis seize control of Yemen’s Red Sea chokepoint cutting  Saudi oil exports and driving inflation across the world - Workers Revolutionary Party

The Life and Labor of American Grocery Stores https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/5095/ #FoodInsecurity #FoodStamps #labor #LaborHistory #LowWageWorkers #Unions #Utah #UtahDining #UtahFood #UtahGroceryStores #UtahRestaurants

The Life and Labor of American Grocery Stores https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/5095/ #FoodInsecurity #FoodStamps #labor #LaborHistory #LowWageWorkers #Unions #Utah #UtahDining #UtahFood #UtahGroceryStores #UtahRestaurants

The Life and Labor of American Grocery Stores https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/5095/ #FoodInsecurity #FoodStamps #labor #LaborHistory #LowWageWorkers #Unions #Utah #UtahDining #UtahFood #UtahGroceryStores #UtahRestaurants

The Life and Labor of American Grocery Stores https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/5095/ #FoodInsecurity #FoodStamps #labor #LaborHistory #LowWageWorkers #Unions #Utah #UtahDining #UtahFood #UtahGroceryStores #UtahRestaurants

Right-Wing Immigration Rhetoric Crashes Into America’s Labor Shortage

Farmers, builders and hospitality employers need immigrant labor. The right’s demagoguery cannot erase the workforce reality sustaining America’s economy.

Right-Wing Immigration Rhetoric Crashes Into America’s Labor Shortage

Farmers, builders and hospitality employers need immigrant labor. The right’s demagoguery cannot erase the workforce reality sustaining America’s economy.

Happy #LaborDay to fellow #RadicalLeftLunatics

#Unions #weekends #minimumwage #childlabor #sickleave #strikes #workersrights

Keep Going: A Guide to Organizing When It’s Hard, Ellen David Friedman
co-published by #LaborNotes and #PMPress

“ cultivating respect, organizing democratically, staying grounded in reality, and staying steady.”

https://blog.pmpress.org/2026/08/19/keep-going-a-labor-studies-journal-review/

#labourmovement #organize #solidarity #unions

US employers spend more than $1.5B a year to fight labor unions, report finds

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/20/how-much-companies-spend-fight-unions

#HackerNews #US #labor #unions #corporate #spending #unionbusting #workplacejustice #laborrights

Today is the First of May, Labor Day. The ICT Union invites you to meditate on what battles remain to be fought and won. The campaign for fair pay is one of these battles.

Please spare 4-5 minutes to fill in a survey about your experience with pay transparency and equality!

https://ictunion.cz/en/statements/today-is-may-day/

https://ictunion.cz/en/events/2026/five-minutes-for-equal-pay/

#equality #labor #unions #may1 #may

https://www.mua.org.au/MUA/Content/Branches/Central_NSW_Branch.aspx

#Labourmovement #mayDay #May1 #MUA #solidarity #unions

No work, no school, no shopping: What to know about the Jan. 30 general strike

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/general-strike-nationwide-anti-ice

Edmonton and DIstrict Labour Council's 34th Annual Labour Day BBQ
September 1, 2025
Giovanni Caboto Park
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#yeg #yegdt #LabourDay #yegevents #labour #unions #McCauley #community #yegphotographer #photojournalism

#Liberal #unions ramp up campaigning for #KamalaHarris after #Teamsters #defection.

Some #Democrats fear #fissures in the #labormovement could #damage the #vicepresident’s #candidacy, but the #progressive #fervor is strong.

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/10/31/kamala-harris-campaign-union-volunteers-00186286