2023 was the year of unions. The 148-day strike led by the Writers Guild of America ended with a 5 percent wage increase in the first year, bonuses for movies and TV shows on streaming, and protections against AI usage. Shortly after, the Screen Acto...
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2023 was the year of unions. The 148-day strike led by the Writers Guild of America ended with a 5 percent wage increase in the first year, bonuses for movies and TV shows on streaming, and protections against AI usage. Shortly after, the Screen Acto...
On April 1 2022, an Amazon facility in Staten Island became the first in the company’s history to vote in favor of unionization. Amazon Labor Union has been advocating for the unionization of workers across the corporation since April 2021 and has ...
On April 1 2022, an Amazon facility in Staten Island became the first in the company’s history to vote in favor of unionization. Amazon Labor Union has been advocating for the unionization of workers across the corporation since April 2021 and has ...
As the Covid-19 outbreak swept across Europe in March 2020, the safety of workers unable to perform their jobs from home could not be so easily guaranteed. French workers at Amazon—who have long criticized the strenuous demands the company places o...
As the Covid-19 outbreak swept across Europe in March 2020, the safety of workers unable to perform their jobs from home could not be so easily guaranteed. French workers at Amazon—who have long criticized the strenuous demands the company places o...
Like Janus–the Roman god with two faces–the Supreme Court case Janus vs. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) is a case with two possible outcomes: the end of labor unions, or their redemption. While the strength...
Like Janus–the Roman god with two faces–the Supreme Court case Janus vs. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) is a case with two possible outcomes: the end of labor unions, or their redemption. While the strength...
Considering the sheer size of “golden age” television’s critically acclaimed programs, it comes with irony that Hollywood barely avoided breaking out in strikes last April. The Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Alliance of Motion Pictu...
Considering the sheer size of “golden age” television’s critically acclaimed programs, it comes with irony that Hollywood barely avoided breaking out in strikes last April. The Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Alliance of Motion Pictu...
Across the world’s major democracies, right wing ethno-nationalism is on the rise. Reactionary politics have assumed different forms in different places: In Brazil, it is privatization-driven neoliberalism pushed by President Michel Temer; in India...
Across the world’s major democracies, right wing ethno-nationalism is on the rise. Reactionary politics have assumed different forms in different places: In Brazil, it is privatization-driven neoliberalism pushed by President Michel Temer; in India...
On January 11, 2016, labor unions watched the Supreme Court hear a case that could decide the fate of collective bargaining. Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association was brought forward by Rebecca Friedrichs, a California teacher who requested a...
On January 11, 2016, labor unions watched the Supreme Court hear a case that could decide the fate of collective bargaining. Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association was brought forward by Rebecca Friedrichs, a California teacher who requested a...