#USpol #FireFighterReform #Unions

I wasn't aware of this. However, 9/11 and all the (increasing) extreme-weather events show that they are indispensable.

During the last decade or so, I have come to the conclusion that labor/trade unions are indispensable to counter robber-baron capitalism/#TechnoFeudalism. Tge right to self-organize is a key element of any democracy. Even if I were a brnign dictator, I wouldn't know where even to start reforming them. 🤔

@CarlG

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 🧵

— 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/

#labor #unions

'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)}

Content warning: twitter link; union busting Reveal/hide

Per https://nitter.privacytools.io/lessin/status/1776761662785155336, I just wanna quietly note that if you’re a tech worker at a company where this gentleman sits on the board, I’d be happy to send you a copy of YOU DESERVE A TECH UNION. Drop me a line.

#YDATUbook #TechUnions #unions #1u

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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

#Labor #Unions #WorkerRights