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Swedish Tesla technicians “described increasing pressure to fix more cars in less time, which they said forced them to take shortcuts, skip breaks and stay late. They’d seen colleagues get fired for reasons that they said seemed arbitrary. Two said they’d spoken up about these issues and were deprived of raises as a result.”
#tech #tesla #elonmusk #sweden #labor
Tesla Strike in Sweden Previews Elon Musk Playbook for US Unions
Elon Musk is locked in a stalemate with a group of Swedish technicians that’s lasted four times as long as the United Auto Workers strike.Anders Melin (Bloomberg)
"Google went from you have to be in Mountain View at least three days a week to do this job to you can do it from India and Mexico in less than a year."
https://mas.to/@carnage4life/112367500228993462
#labor #WorkersRights #RemoteWork #WorkFromHome #layoffs
Dare Obasanjo (@carnage4life@mas.to)
Attached: 2 images Google went from you have to be in Mountain View at least three days a week to do this job to you can do it from India and Mexico in less than a year.mas.to
as i have said before, if you are in #tech you mostly likely were in work environment that looked down on other workers & rejected #labor #unions as unnecessary because, well you don't need them because you make the most money as a worker.
but guess what: you're still a worker. you're still from the working class.
we need y'all high-earners organizing and demanding your #unemployment benefits.
THIS IS POLITICAL PRAXIS. students in campuses are in tents, you're at the unemployment office 🧵
GENTLE REMINDER TO ALL #TECH WORKERS
before you go hustling for new work on these internets and fediverses, if you were laid off, HEAD TO THE CLOSEST #LABOR DEPARTMENT OFFICE AND DEMAND YOUR #UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
you pay for #unemployment #benefits with each paycheck. DEMAND THAT MONEY.
here's a thread about what to do & what happens when you don't demand all your accumulated money & benefits.
https://mastodon.social/@blogdiva/111607803802146802
tell #techbros laying off people, fuck you pay me.
yes, it's me, liza 🇵🇷 🦛 🦦 (@blogdiva@mastodon.social)
REMINDER FOR LAID-OFF & UNEMPLOYED AMERICANS there is no shame in using all the social services you have paid with your taxes, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE A WHITE, MID/HIGH INCOME EARNER.Mastodon
Workers at a Volkswagen factory in Tennessee voted solidly to unionize with the UAW, after twice in the past voting down the #union.
This time, they may have noticed that union workers won higher pay and better benefits from US automakers in their strike last year.
https://theconversation.com/uaw-wins-big-at-volkswagen-in-tennessee-becoming-the-first-foreign-owned-factory-in-the-american-south-to-unionize-228319
#News #BreakngNews #Labor #Business
UAW wins big at Volkswagen in Tennessee – becoming the first foreign-owned factory in the American South to unionize
Despite making similar efforts for decades, the UAW union had never before managed to organize employees of foreign-based automakers in a Southern state like Tennessee.The Conversation
— pssst... pssst.... hey, kid, you.. do you want an "S"?
— an S? what for?
— an S like in STRIKE.
— strike? like baseball?
— No! an S like in STRIKE!
(muppets in a picket line suddenly appear)
— STRIKE! STRIKE! STRIKE!
(THUNDER)
— YAHAHA! ONE #STRIKE TWO STRIKES! THREE STRIKES! THREE MARVELOUS STRIKES AND A PICKET LINE!
(THUNDER)
— YAHAHAHAHA!
(EXUNT)
'Sesame Street' Writers Unanimously Support Strike Authorization Vote
https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/sesame-street-writers-strike-authorization-vote-wga-east-1235972886/
'Sesame Street' Writers Unanimously Support Strike Authorization Vote
Writers employed by the producer of 'Sesame Street' have voted for a WGA East strike authorization as the April 19 contract expiration approaches.William Earl (Variety)
Five #Googlers are now sitting-in at Thomas Kurian (Google Cloud CEO)'s office. Watch their livestream: https://www.twitch.tv/notech4apartheid
They have been placed on administrative leave (an illegal retaliatory action) and have been told that they are subject to arrest at 1730 PT (about 45 minutes from now). This is how #Google treats peaceful protest against their unconscionable support of the #GazaGenocide
Join the stream, show your #solidarity, and sign the petition at https://notechforapartheid.com/#sign
No Tech For Apartheid
Tell Google and Amazon: Stop doing business with Israeli apartheidnotechforapartheid.com
"But a few months in, his supervisor started calling him 'boy.' Keys heard white coworkers use the N-word and call people 'monkey.' There was a swastika drawn with a black marker near where he clocked in to work every day."
For The Nation, Bryce Covert reports on Tesla's racist and sexist work environment:
@brycecovert @thenation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/tesla-racism-sexual-harassment/
#Longreads #Journalism #Reporting #Tesla #Racism #Discrimination #Work #Labor #Fremont
The Toxic Culture at Tesla | The Nation
The factory floors at America’s top seller of electric vehicles are rife with racial harassment, sexual abuse, and injuries on the job.The Nation
Travel nurses don’t just do it for the money (although their pay is 35% higher than the median RN).
They welcome the increased autonomy, freedom to explore new cities, learning how other hospitals do things and in general breaking out of a rut.
What more could you ask for?
Many travel nurses opt for temporary assignments because of the autonomy and opportunities − not just the big boost in pay
A new study found that temporary assignments in new places reignited nurses’ passion to help others and helped them rediscover the meaningfulness of their work.The Conversation
This take from @pluralistic deserves more play.
TL;DR: #Copyright is not a fix for your #AI fears. Bullies want you to think they're on your side, but it's a trap. Bosses blame immigrants for low wages, while they actually take workers' wages. Corporations claim to protect creative workers from AI companies, but they exploit them just as much. It's a ploy to gain control and exploit workers, while deflecting blame onto others.
https://pluralistic.net/2024/03/13/hey-look-over-there/#lets-you-and-he-fight