!labormovement
@lemmygrad.mlhttps://jacobin.com/2023/09/electric-vehicle-nonunion-united-auto-workers-strike-wages/
A key conflict in the United Auto Workers strike, which could begin at midnight tonight, is over the electric vehicle industry. The vast majority of EV plants are low-wage and non-union despite being publicly subsidized — and the UAW is trying to fix that.
https://gizmodo.com/marvel-vfx-studio-unionize-historic-unanimous-vote-yes-1850834298
After filing for an election in August, the historic vote sends a message to Marvel and other studios; labor organization is coming.
https://prospect.org/labor/2023-09-14-nlrb-complaint-calls-noncompete-agreement-unfair-labor-practice/
The complaint against an Ohio spa follows General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo’s memo seeking these kinds of cases.
https://onlabor.org/new-board-decisions-seek-to-facilitate-collective-bargaining/
Jason Vazquez on the NLRB's recent decisions aimed at constraining employers from interfering with the bargaining process.
https://jacobin.com/2023/09/disco-elysium-intellectual-property-video-game-industry-creative-workers-collective-action
A strange and beautiful game with a socialist foundation, Disco Elysium’s success seemed like a miracle. When company shareholders eventually fired its creators and stole their work, that was more familiar — and proved why creative workers need unions too.
https://therealnews.com/summer-of-strikes-summer-of-solidarity-la-workers-lean-on-each-other
As the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes continue, cross-industry supporters from hotel workers to the Teamsters are joining the picket lines.
https://angrybearblog.com/2023/09/ford-uaw-contract-offer-includes-pay-increases-tiers-eliminated
Read about Ford UAW Contract Offer Includes Pay Increases, Tiers Eliminated
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/uaw-prepared-to-strike-sanders/
In a fight over the future of work, the labor committee chair recognizes that autoworkers need a fair share of burgeoning profits.
https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/housing-is-a-labor-issue
Landlords are taking all our wage gains. It doesn't have to be this way.
https://inthesetimes.com/article/nlrb-abruzzo-cemex-biden-labor-unions-ulp-election
The regulatory climate for unions is good. Will they do anything with it?