Vanuatu: Teachers Union issues 30-day strike notice (www.dailypost.vu)
Vanuatu Teachers Union (VTU) through its Secretary General (SG), Jonathan Yonah have issued a 30-day notice of industrial action commencing from January 3, 2024.
Feds penalize auto shop owner who dumped 91,000 greasy pennies in ex-worker's driveway (www.cbsnews.com)
One boss got so angry after a former employee contacted government labor regulators about a missing paycheck that he delivered the money in the form of 91,000 greasy pennies dropped on the worker's driveway....
Union accuses Postal Corporation management of violating workers’ rights (nowgrenada.com)
Brian Grimes, President of the Grenada Public Workers Union (GPWU), is accusing the management of the Grenada Postal Corporation (GPC) of engaging in tactics that can bust the union and, at the same time, violate Section 11 of the Grenada Constitution and Sections 40 and 41 of the Labour Relations Act.
Seasonal workers and their Australian dollars are changing the Pacific. But at what cost? (www.abc.net.au)
With the nation's growing dependence on a Pacific Islander workforce, especially in regional areas, attention is shifting towards improving worker welfare and wellbeing.
Migrant Domestic Workers in Malaysia: Forced Labour and its Catalysts – New Naratif (newnaratif.com)
According to a report by the International Labour Organization, one-third of migrant domestic workers in Malaysia are toiling as forced labourers. But what exactly is forced labour and what makes migrant domestic workers vulnerable to such modern-day slavery in Malaysia?
Open letter to brands producing in Bangladesh (cleanclothes.org)
To H&M, Bestseller, Next, Primark, C&A, Uniqlo, M&S, Puma, VF Corp., PVH, Walmart and Zara, and all international brands producing clothes in Bangladesh:
it feels awful to just keep working like it's "business as usual" while the planet crumbles around us.
this feels like the most clearly I've been able to put the sentiment into words. I'm not exactly a fan of the wage slavery system we live in in general, but when continuing operations in the face of, or directly contributing to the decline of the environment, more than ever I feel like i/we shouldn't just be carrying on as...
Feds face massive class action filed by two Leamington migrant workers (windsornewstoday.ca)
Toronto lawyer Louis Century of the law firm Gold Blatt Partners filed a Statement of Claim on behalf of Kevin Palmer, a Jamaican who worked at Amco, and former Tilray worker Andrel Peters of Grenada last month.
Oxfam shop and office workers strike for first time (www.bbc.com)
The walkout is over pay with some staff at the anti-poverty charity reporting having to use foodbanks, a union says.
Burger King gave candy to a worker who never called in sick. The internet gave $400k [FULL TEXT] (www.npr.org)
Burger King cook and cashier Kevin Ford was happy to receive a small goody bag from management as a reward for never calling in sick. But people on the internet were less thrilled. They believed Ford deserved more — over $400,000 more....
US Department of Labor finds 5 Florida skating rinks illegally employing minors later than allowed, assesses $26K in civil penalties [FULL TEXT] (www.dol.gov)
Investigation findings: U.S. Department of Labor investigators found the employers allowed 33 employees – 14- and 15-year-olds – to work outside of legally allowed hours, a violation of the child labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Specifically, the employer let the minors work past 7 p.m. while school was in...
Federal investigation into employee’s fatal fall finds San Antonio wire drawing company willfully exposed workers to unsafe forklift hazards [FULL TEXT] (www.dol.gov)
A federal investigation has found that a San Antonio wire drawing company could have prevented an employee from suffering fatal injuries by following required workplace safety standards....
We're now finding out the damaging results of the mandated return to the office–and it's worse than we thought - Lemmy.one (lemmy.one)
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Many people feel they work in pointless, meaningless jobs, research confirms (Credit to @soyagi@Yiffit.net) (yiffit.net)
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How are people supposed to become experienced when no company will offer to train them? (Credit to u/DangerDan93 via Reddit)
I'm so sick of this! Everyone keeps saying that the trades are desperate for workers, but no company wants to train them. They expect you to be in a good life situation to be able to go to school for the experience, but a lot of us have neither the money nor time to do so! School is expensive, you don't get paid for it, and most...
Customers want instant gratification. Workers say it’s pushing them to the brink [FULL TEXT] (apnews.com)
Six straight days of 12-hour driving. Single digit paychecks. The complaints come from workers in vastly different industries: UPS delivery drivers and Hollywood actors and writers....
Labor unions across Nigeria protest against soaring cost of living under new president [FULL TEXT] (apnews.com)
Labor unions marched across Nigeria on Wednesday to protest the soaring cost of living under the West African nation’s new president, with calls for the government to improve social welfare interventions to reduce hardship....
Unions work! (i.redd.it)
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There are no solutions. (i.redd.it)
American: I have 2 jobs & still can't make rent--We need a living wage...
Unions Build Wealth for the American Working Class [FULL TEXT] (www.americanprogress.org)
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Hotel Workers Strike against Scab Staffing App and Anti-Black Racism [FULL TEXT] (labornotes.org)
When Thomas Bradley showed up for his third shift at Laguna Cliffs Marriott Resort and Spa in Dana Point, California, on July 2 he encountered something new: a picket line....
Labor battle brews as Trump rallies in Biden's backyard [FULL TEXT] (www.politico.com)
Donald Trump talked up his appeal to labor groups in hotly contested Erie County Saturday evening, a western Pennsylvania bellwether Joe Biden won by a razor-thin margin almost three years ago....
They Want to Silence You (credit to u/ShakyVocalist via Reddit) (i.redd.it)
Department of Labor finds Louisiana, Texas McDonald’s franchisees allowed minors to work longer, later than law permits, operate dangerous equipment [FULL TEXT] (www.dol.gov)
Federal investigations at 16 McDonald’s franchise locations in Louisiana and Texas have found child labor violations affecting 83 minors, the Department of Labor announced today....