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cloudselkie · 1 year

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Back in 2007, I WAS one of those people who had trash takes about the writer's strike and it essentially killed my favorite show at the time (Heroes - it was never as good after). I was so mad at the time. I was also 18 and came from a sheltered, conservative household and thought they were just being greedy.

Don't be 18 year old me.

You're going to have shows that suffer. You're going to lose shows. But TV shows are not as important as people making a living wage and having safe working conditions. Don't have trash takes like I did in 2007. If you love your shows, support the writers. And if shows end or get bad after this, remember, it's not their fault. It's capitalism and greedy networks that kill art, not the artists.

Things you CAN do during the writer's strike:

- Voice your support for the striking screenwriters on social media

- Don't watch the junk filler (*cough*REALITY SHOWS*cough*) networks will throw in the timeslots of shows affected by the strike

- Cancel streaming subscriptions until the strike ends.

No boycott has been sanctioned by WGA at this time. This is called a wildcat boycott and can damage the residuals writers are currently receiving. This was bad information on my part and I apologize. I have a very large follower base and it is my responsibility to make sure correct information is presented. Thank you to @whyismangososour for holding me accountable.

- Educate friends and family who are upset about the strike (and why it isn't just the writers "being greedy" or whatever other nonsense they come up with)

#writer's strike #wga strike #support screenwriters #worker's rights

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prokopetz · 2 years

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I’ve seen so many threads debating the merits of rayon and whether it’s a plastic or a “natural fibre” going around, and y’all, the problem with rayon is not whether or not it satisfies some technical definition of synthetic fibre.

The problem is that the most common method of manufacturing rayon is so ridiculously toxic that it’s literally killing the people who work in the facilities where it’s produced, and is illegal to carry out in much of the world as a result – but instead of using better (more expensive) methods, everybody just imports the stuff from places where killing your workers for the sake of a buck isn’t effectively regulated.

#rayon #textiles #worker's rights #environmentalism #politics #capitalism #death mention

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dontmean2bepoliticalbut · 1 year

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allthecanadianpolitics · 5 months

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On November 9, the federal government finally tabled its promised anti-scab legislation. When passed, this new law will ban the use of replacement workers in federally regulated workplaces, fulfilling a key promise made to the federal NDP in the supply and confidence agreement. The Liberals originally floated a limited ban on scabs in their last election platform. After opposing such a ban in previous years, 2021 saw the Trudeau government concede to the idea of outlawing replacement workers but only during employer-initiated lockouts. It took the supply and confidence agreement with the NDP — as well as concerted pressure from labour — for a full replacement work ban to come to fruition. The NDP has long supported a federal ban on scabs and has introduced several bills of its own over the years, all of which were voted down and largely opposed by Liberals and Conservatives.

Tagging @politicsofcanada

#cdnpoli #canada #canadian politics #canadian news #labour #NDP #worker's rights

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iww-gnv · 9 months

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“The US Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 helped limit child labor in many ways. However, it did and still does not apply to the agricultural sector, where most child labor in the US and most child injuries and deaths occur,” said Mark. “Child labor is most common in agriculture where children are maimed, killed, exposed to dangerous chemicals, underpaid, and we’ve known about these issues for decades.”

He added: “Child labor is hard to measure, and most estimates are terrible and should not be taken at face value. Governments don’t want to report how bad child labor is because it makes them look bad.

“Businesses don’t want to report that they have hired children because then they would have to pay fines. Children and their parents don’t want to report child labor because they need the job to support themselves and would lose their job if it was reported.”

#child labor #death #worker's rights #children's rights #news

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sealwomyn · 1 year

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I wanted to share this informative little comic for International (Working) Women's Day:

#international working women's day #international women's day #eleri harris #herstory #worker's rights #herstory blogging #lesfem blogging #women's art #i couldn't find any good posts in a brief tag search.. apparently must do everything myself on women's day smh #i hate seeing lame corporate meaningless soundbytes when this is actually us working women's labor rights day #some of the dates in the comic may be a bit off... will have to check again later

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bitchesgetriches · 6 months

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Predatory NDAs Just Got a Lot Harder To Enforce

Within the last six months, three major changes have drastically reduced the enforceability of predatory NDAs.

These changes provide general protection to all impacted employees, and specific protections for victims of sexual harassment. With this, it seems the power and popularity of predatory NDAs is finally waning. And workers are gaining back ground they never should’ve lost.

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#non disclosure agreement #NDA #predatory business practices #news #worker's rights #labor rights.

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crybabyzine-subtext · 9 months

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FRAN DRESCHER APPRECIATION POST

Fran Drescher has been out there being awesome since 1993, when she created and produced THE NANNY (1993-1999) with her then-husband, Peter Marc Jacobsen.

An iconic 90s woman who taught me to be the lady in red when everybody else is wearing tan

Also one of the characters on TV who actively made me wish I was Jewish

In 2021, Fran ran to be the President of the Screen Actors Guild Union (SAG-AFTRA) and won against fellow actor Matthew Modine.

As you may know, SAG-AFTRA has voted to go on strike along with the Writer's Guild of America. This means that a large chunk of Hollywood and the motion picture industry is on a hiatus until terms can be agreed to with the massively powerful studios.

At issue is LABOR, and our fabulous Fran is making a point of highlighting that this isn't just Hollywood's problem. The issues that these workers are asking for is the same as many other strikes: fair pay for reasonable work. The studios are hoping that innovations in tech and AI will make human writers and actors less necessary and less expensive than ever. And you can bet that every CEO in every industry is hoping the same: they would looooove to replace you with tech and pay you nothing.

Of course, studios' gamble on AI won't actually work. AI could have never created successful hit sitcom The Nanny. The Nanny works (and still works!) because it uses the special talents of a unique human with a vision--Fran Drescher. She had a vision and then she made it, wrote it, AND performed it. AI can't improvise timely zingers on the spot or create a fashion icon. AI can only feed you recycled content, designed to look brand new. AI will never be able to fake authentic human creativity.

SUPPORT YOUR SAG-AFTRA PRESIDENT!

Catch up on old content: It's a great time to visit The Nanny's YouTube page, where they have full episodes and great compilations and clips.

Also: Watch Fran's speech on the SAG-AFTRA Strike.

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#fran drescher #the nanny #sag aftra #strike #sag aftra strike #wga strike #labor #worker's rights #unions #labor rights #fran fine #sitcoms #us labor #hollywood #the 90s #1990s #1990s tv #sag-aftra #sag-aftra strike

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whatbigotspost · 9 months

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I used to think that ALL people deserve time off, rest, relaxation, and rejuvenation. I don't think this anymore. I think that people who place themselves atop strict, traditional hierarchies, who resource & power hoard, who play mental gymnastics to justify extracting labor from many, many others so that they personally benefit, and who exploit staff for personal profit should NEVER be not-working.

THOSE kind of people should be completely accessible to their staff 24/7, day and night, to give guidance, sign off or WHATEVER to the people they are exploiting for their personal financial gain. There should be no rest of being "off" if they choose to do things like that.

If they'd like to experience "unplugging" and travel and to be able to be truly "off work," then I think they should have to restructure their entire professional lives such that they aren't in the selfish epicenter of everything. Unless/until they do, they should be beholden to being "on" every. god. damn. minute. of. the. day.

#Anyway fuck capitalism #exploitation #solidarity forever #worker's rights

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gwydionmisha · 9 months

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#Fast Food Workers #Worker's Rights #Unions #News #Los Angeles

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dontmean2bepoliticalbut · 1 year

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#us politics #president franklin d. roosevelt #us history #quotes #raise the minimum wage #wage gap #minimum wage #living wage #wages #1938 #working class #workers #worker's rights #tax the billionaires

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allthecanadianpolitics · 5 months

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A Starbucks on Chicoutimi's main drag in Saguenay made history in the province becoming the first of the iconic coffee shop chain to unionize. A news release from the national federation of unions (Fédération du commerce - Confédération des syndicats nationaux: FC-CSN) said that the Administration Labour Tribunal granted union certification to the cafe at 1331 Talbot Boulevard, meaning the around 30 employees will now be union employees. They filed an application for unionization in July, the release reads. CSN president Caroline Senneville called the decision a employee victory against a giant corporation.

Tagging @politicsofcanada

#cdnpoli #canada #canadian politics #canadian news #quebec #starbucks #starbucks union #worker's rights #labour unions

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iww-gnv · 9 months

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The recent wave of worker strikes have ushered in a new era: the “summer of strikes,” also known as hot strike summer. Employees at UPS, Amazon, Starbucks and entertainment companies across Hollywood have walked off the job or threatened to do so over the last few months in an effort to pressure their bosses to improve conditions and pay them more. More than 200 strikes have occurred across the U.S. so far in 2023, involving more than 320,000 workers, compared with 116 strikes and 27,000 workers over the same period in 2021, according to data by the Cornell ILR School Labor Action Tracker. “Workers have more bargaining power given the strength of the economy,” said Harry Katz, a professor at Cornell University.

#news #hot strike summer #summer of strikes #labor organizing #labor unions #unions #union #labor #labor rights #worker's rights #workers' rights #worker rights

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dontmeantobepoliticalbut · 9 months

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As multiple work stoppages continued across the United States, Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania on Thursday introduced legislation that would enable striking workers to qualify for federal food aid.

Called the Food Secure Strikers Act of 2023, Fetterman's bill would amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to ensure that striking workers aren't excluded from receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. In addition, the bill would preserve food stamp eligibility for public sector workers who are fired for striking and clarify that any income-eligible household is entitled to SNAP benefits even if a member of that household is on strike.

"Every union worker who is walking the picket line this summer needs to know that we have their back here in Washington," Fetterman said in a statement. "The union way of life is sacred. It's what built Pennsylvania and this nation. It is critical for us to protect workers' right to organize, and that includes making sure they and their families have the resources to support themselves while on strike."

"As chair of the Nutrition Subcommittee and an advocate for the union way of life, this bill is just plain common sense," he added. "I'm proud to introduce this bill that will eliminate the need for workers to choose between fighting for fair working conditions and putting food on the table for their families."

Workers typically forgo pay when they exercise their right to walk off the job in pursuit of higher wages and better conditions. Although union strike funds sometimes provide workers on the picket line with a stipend, it is less than their regular income.

Under existing law, striking workers and their households are ineligible to receive SNAP benefits unless they already qualified for food stamps prior to withholding their labor. This gives employers significant leverage over employees who can only endure economic hardship for so long. By repealing the current restriction on striking workers securing SNAP benefits, Fetterman's bill would help restore some balance to the struggle between capital and labor.

"It's good to see lawmakers attempting to correct the wrongs of the past by reinstating a benefit for striking workers that never should have been taken away in the first place," said International Brotherhood of Teamsters president Sean O'Brien. "Congress should never pass laws that punish American workers and hopefully this amendment is a repudiation of that practice."

O'Brien spent the past several weeks preparing 340,000 United Parcel Service (UPS) warehouse workers and delivery drivers for what would have been the second-largest work stoppage at a single employer in U.S. history, trailing only a 1970 strike of 400,000 General Motors workers. Although a UPS strike has likely been averted after the logistics giant and the Teamsters reached a tentative five-year contract agreement on Tuesday, Fetterman's proposal comes amid a nationwide wave of ongoing and potential labor actions.

"The United Auto Workers have mirrored the Teamsters' militant stance, blasting CEOs ahead of their own contract negotiations slated for later this year," The Intercept reported Thursday. "And the truckers union has staged trainings in dozens of cities for a strike that could shut down shipping from coast to coast. In California, meanwhile, thousands of hotel workers organized with Unite Here are already on strike, along with tens of thousands of Hollywood writers and actors belonging to the Writers Guild and SAG-AFTRA, respectively."

The walkout of 160,000 writers and actors, who are fighting for improved remuneration and attempting to safeguard unionized jobs threatened by artificial intelligence-induced automation, is perhaps the most well-known of the current strikes.

Earlier this month, an anonymous studio executive admitted to Deadline that "the endgame is to allow things to drag on until union members start losing their apartments and losing their houses," drawing widespread condemnation, including from star actor Ron Perlman.

The Food Secure Strikers Act is designed to counteract the delay tactics that bosses rely on to crush workers.

"Workers who make the difficult decision to go on strike are coming together to lift the standard of living and gain more respect for all working people," said Becky Pringle, president of the National Education Association (NEA). "They are prepared to make sacrifices—but going hungry should not be one of them. The Food Secure Strikers Act of 2023 will help ensure that when striking workers stand in solidarity for better working conditions and wages they can receive SNAP benefits so they don't put themselves and their families at risk."

The legislation is co-sponsored by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and 10 Senate Democrats, including Sherrod Brown (Ohio), Elizabeth Warren (Mass.), and Ron Wyden (Ore.). A companion bill was unveiled in the House by Democratic Reps. Alma Adams (N.C.) and Greg Casar (Texas).

It is also endorsed by numerous unions and anti-hunger organizations, including the Teamsters, NEA, the United Food and Commercial Workers, the Communications Workers of America, the Food Research Action Center, and Hunger-Free America.

"We need to get rid of the anti-union provisions in our code that starve striking workers," said Casar. "We're seeing workers exercise their rights across the country by going on strike to demand better wages and working conditions. That's why our bill, the Food Secure Strikers Act, is more important now than ever. We need to stop starving strikers, and ensure all working families are able to make ends meet."

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wilwheaton · 2 years

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If you’re late to the party, quiet quitting is a new workplace trend in which employees dial back their commitment to their jobs, renewing an emphasis on work-life balance.

‘Quiet quitting’ gives way to ‘quiet firing’ | KTLA

KTLA’s David Lazarus’s framing of Quiet Quitting here is insulting and misleading. “Quiet Quitting” isn’t dialing back a commitment. It is what management decided to label workers who do the job they are paid for and nothing more. It is management’s rhetorical response to workers establishing boundaries.

How the fuck is doing the job you are paid for and nothing more “quitting”, quietly or not? It’s literally showing up to do the work you are paid to do, and then living your life when you are not on the clock.

The expectation from overpaid management that employees who are already underpaid should take their work home, sacrifice their quality of life, and give EVEN MORE than what their employers are already taking from them is outrageous.

Showing up for work and doing the job you are paid to do, then going home to live your life while you keep the two things separate is NOT “quiet quitting” it’s literally “going to work”.

If management wants workers to do more work, then fucking PAY YOUR EMPLOYEES FOR IT.

If he wasn’t clear, David Lazarus REALLY unloads his inner Boomer privilege:

“Going the extra mile at the office was once viewed as a positive, not a sign of giving too much to employers.“

“That’s not to say you should kill yourself for your job. That’s never a good idea. But thinking you can just coast through your work day making a bare-bones effort — trust me, you’ll be noticed.”

What? What the fuck? Doing ONLY THE JOB THEY ARE PAYING YOU FOR is just coasting through your workday?

Oh fuck you, and fuck everyone who simps for management.

#worker's rights #quiet quitting #i stand with labor

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nugothrhythms · 5 months

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I like how literally the day I dropped my Bandcamp United video, they have more news.

#Bandcamp #Bandcamp United #unions #worker's rights #proletariat #working class #working class solidarity

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