unions do more than just strong-arm negotiation. “While union representation is not a magic bullet to workplace safety problems, there is little doubt that it makes a positive difference. A recent report surveying the construction industry published by the Illinois Economic Policy Institute based on publicly reported OSHA data found that union worksites are 19% less likely to have an OSHA violation and had 34% fewer violations per OSHA inspection than non-union worksites. Overall, while unions represent 14% of the construction industry employees, their employers account for only 5% of the industry’s OSHA violations.” blog.dol.gov/…/the-connection-between-unions-and-…
i have heard it suggested that it could be national goverment who did this. so that means it could be israel, america, or china, etc .
i view this as potentially very well funded governments vs ordinary people. we never stood a chance.
PDFs are kind of nice. but ideally we, as a society, took a wrong turn somewhere when we opted for complex proprietary bloated filetypes that nobody can understand or use.
Besides Lemmy which I love a lot, I’m also enjoying a microblog platform called Catodon, which is much less basic than Mastodon and has a very nice interface. Pixelfed is also fantastic if you like photography rather than just being Instagram influencer nonsense. Where else are you hanging out? What have you liked and not...
I’ve installed TLP on my Lenovo ThinkBook laptop and was wondering if there are additional steps I can take to extend the battery life when using the laptop unplugged....
I’ve seen multiple people here talk about lucky patcher and wanted to try it out, found the official site though reddit (cos I’ve had google give me badware links for things like these before) and the site rang every alarm bell in my brain....
whether or not tiktok spreads misinformation…* i do not know.*
but its the only platform i know that feeds your political tendancies if you continually seek it out.
i am very certain that other platforms tend to funnel you toward trad lib (if anything at all!)
so, what some people claim about mainstream censorship… is true. (in my experience)
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We need more team work!!! (slrpnk.net)
'xz utils' Software Backdoor Uncovered in Years-Long Hacking Plot (unicornriot.ninja)
is there any way to losslessly convert a whole recursive file directory of .m4a files to .opus
i have a bunch of .m4a files in one folder, 1000s. can i automate their conversion somehow?
Gimme like $300+ per year, chump. (lemmy.world)
Would you rather live in a big city or a small town?
What other parts of the fediverse are you using?
Besides Lemmy which I love a lot, I’m also enjoying a microblog platform called Catodon, which is much less basic than Mastodon and has a very nice interface. Pixelfed is also fantastic if you like photography rather than just being Instagram influencer nonsense. Where else are you hanging out? What have you liked and not...
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Please share your power optimizations to maximize battery life
I’ve installed TLP on my Lenovo ThinkBook laptop and was wondering if there are additional steps I can take to extend the battery life when using the laptop unplugged....
What is the most visually pleasing package manager (in terminal)?
Newbie here, how can i tell if lucky patcher is safe?
I’ve seen multiple people here talk about lucky patcher and wanted to try it out, found the official site though reddit (cos I’ve had google give me badware links for things like these before) and the site rang every alarm bell in my brain....
looking for a way to block a specific program from using ipv6
i am having trouble with ipv6 in a specific program. (sf6 steam version)...
Amazon
With the addition of ads for paying users, is there anything subscribers can do to protest? I hate ads with a passion....
Is it safe to take a second pill a few hours after the first if the directions say "1 to 2 tablets?"
Over-the-counter diphenhydramine, for instance, at least in my country, says adults can take “1 to 2 tablets every 4 to 6 hours.”...
What phone brand do you like the best?
*In terms of privacy, customisation, camera quality, and battery time....
YSK: Lemmy has 53k monthly active users but only 1172 have ever donated
cross-posted from: sh.itjust.works/post/16660104...
Users shocked to find Instagram limits political content by default (arstechnica.com)
What is a bad video game that you enjoy?
*So far* (mander.xyz)
McPoverty (lemmy.world)
Ikea releases a pair of affordable USB-C chargers (www.theverge.com)
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