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Disneyland Workers Form Union In Landslide Election Win (www.huffpost.com)

Gig companies spent $224 million to write their own labor law. The state Supreme Court could throw it out (calmatters.org)

Union Drive at Labcorp Is the Latest in a String of Health Care Organizing Wins (truthout.org)

Jeff Bezos revealed his secret to Amazon’s success 25 years ago: ‘I asked everyone around here to wake up terrified every morning, their sheets drenched in sweat’ (www.cnbc.com)

Back in the 90s, Jeff Bezos went on record as hoping his employees would wake up on the wrong side of the bed—for the greater good, or for the customer at the very least....

Where do we stand on sex work? (lemmy.world)

Wage theft now outnumbers all other types of theft in the U.S., reaching $482 million (medium.com)

UAW loses Alabama union vote seen as bellwether for organizing autoworkers in the South (www.nbcnews.com)

Republican officials led a vigorous campaign opposing the organizing effort. In the run-up to Friday’s vote, six Southern governors, all Republicans, led by Alabama’s Kay Ivey, warned about “special interests looking to come into our state and threaten our jobs and the values we live by.”...

'We're Gonna Win': Alabama Mercedes Workers Begin UAW Vote (www.commondreams.org)

cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/15378719...

According to the Federal Reserve Americans owe over $1.6 trillion in student loan debt, with the average borrower owing $37,667 (medium.com)

I this a firm and polite way to tell an opinionated coworker to stop pushing his agenda I don't care about?

I’ve observed if I say nothing (because I simply don’t know how to react), opinionated people think you agree with them, which I don’t. I don’t care....

Is The Labor Movement Failing? with Hamilton Nolan [1:14:36) (www.youtube.com)

Will Billionaires Destroy Worker Rights? | Robert Reich (www.youtube.com)

Monopoly Round-Up: Apple Spanked in Antitrust Suit (open.substack.com)

Why Do We Grind? - Poverty and the trap of the Grindset Mindset (yewtu.be)

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Report: In Western Countries, 41% of the Jobs Done By Young People are at Risk Disappearing Due to Automation (medium.com)

Everyday thoughts (lemmy.ml)

cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/15405922

Google employees questioned leadership about cost cuts, layoffs and “morale” issues following the company’s better-than-expected first-quarter earnings report. (www.cnbc.com)

FTC Non-compete rule published in Federal Register (www.govinfo.gov)

This goes into effect September 4, 2024. Employers with existing non-compete agreements must post the notice on page 163 (38504). After that date you may accept a job offer from anybody, including a direct competitor, and not worry about violating any non-compete agreement.

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