Discussion: Labor, Unions, and Workers' Rights

[MagnarTheGreat]

Florida baffles experts by banning local water break rules as deadly heat is on the rise

Florida's new law has shocked and angered some who say outdoor workers need more protections, not less.

www.usatoday.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Convenience store chain with hundreds of outlets in 6 states hit with discrimination lawsuit

The Sheetz convenience store chain has been hit with a lawsuit by federal officials who allege the company discriminated against minority job applicants.

apnews.com

 

[blueharvest]

Teamsters declare boycott of Coors - NW Labor Press

About 420 members of Teamsters Local 997 at the Coors brewery in Fort Worth, Texas, have been on strike since Feb. 17 seeking fair raises.

nwlaborpress.org

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Child influencers at risk as legislators look to regulate sharenting

As experts raise concerns over child labor and digital privacy rights, legislators look to regulate the child influencer industry.

www.tomsguide.com

Parents brainwash their kids into becoming all day child labor for content $$$ so yes it should also be cracked down on.

 

[InCali]

Teamsters declare boycott of Coors - NW Labor Press

About 420 members of Teamsters Local 997 at the Coors brewery in Fort Worth, Texas, have been on strike since Feb. 17 seeking fair raises.

nwlaborpress.org

Count me in......I've been boycotting Coors since the first time I drank it.

 

[blueharvest]

Count me in......I've been boycotting Coors since the first time I drank it.

Never tried it myself, but I've always heard it was terrible.

 

[InCali]

Never tried it myself, but I've always heard it was terrible.

We were backpacking/hiking in Point Reyes and someone brought some. I also found a can of Buckhorn beer in the ocean. It had a little bit of a salty taste, but I was okay with that....

Child influencers at risk as legislators look to regulate sharenting

As experts raise concerns over child labor and digital privacy rights, legislators look to regulate the child influencer industry.

www.tomsguide.com

Parents brainwash their kids into becoming all day child labor for content $$$ so yes it should also be cracked down on.

So, I had to relocate from Los Angeles to a small town in Oregon. The farming industry is dependent on child labor. You could take a break when you wanted, but if you didn't pick enough strawberries or beans or whatever, you were uninvited to return. We were picked up by a bus at 5AM, transported to the fields, got a lunch break, and finished up around 2PM. After that, we were all dropped off downtown (for cost saving measures) where we would make our way back home. Unfortunately, I lived about 10 miles out of town, but was luckily able to catch a ride with some other folks.

One year, they had an extended growing season due to good weather and they delayed opening of classes to accommodate this boon. Hey, priorities are priorities.....

We didn't have a lot of money and, at the age of 12, I contributed this to the family finances so we could get by. I was able to buy a dog, so I was pretty happy about having that company. Back in those days, you didn't get a lot of love from the locals if you were from LA.

 

[Lily Adler]

 

[blueharvest]

 

[InCali]

AWWWWWWWWESOME.......

When you have people working in close proximity, it makes organizing campaigns much easier. When you consider that the UAW has made considerable inroads WRT working conditions and pay, that really opens up a lane for a successful campaign. I suspect there will be a lot of autoworkers unionizing.

Interestingly enough (well, for some...LOL), I worked with what was then the Graduate Student Employees Association at the University of California Santa Cruz back in the mid/late 1990s just before they associated with the UAW. A really, really great group of people. They got their first contract in the early 2000s and paved the way for a much better life for those who followed.

About UAW 2865 - UAW 2865

UAW Local 2865 is the union for 36,000+ Tutors, Readers, Graduate Student Instructors, Graduate Student Researchers, and Teaching Assistants at the University

uaw2865.org

I also made a friend in their union who probably has had a slightly more illustrious career than I did.

Mary Voytek - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

She loved kayaking in the Monterey Bay, generally spent her winters in Antarctica (their summer), and we both dog sat a monstrous Chesapeake Bay Retriever named "Boulder". Boulder's idea of a stick was any 2x4 that he could find and commonly dented the side of my car with it. His other "toy" was a small tree in my front yard that he managed to uproot.

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

 

[blueharvest]

Biden celebrates Tennessee Volkswagen plant’s vote to join UAW

President Biden celebrated the “historic vote” Friday for workers at a Tennessee Volkswagen plant to join the United Auto Workers (UAW) union. “Congratulations to the workers at V…

thehill.com

 

[blueharvest]

New pregnant worker rights: What to expect when expecting

Pregnant employees have the right to a wide range of accommodations under new federal regulations for enforcing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act that supporters say could change workplace culture …

thehill.com

 

[blueharvest]

Conservatives’ savage child labor agenda wants kids working more for less

There’s just no way that we in 2024 should accept a status quo in which children are forced to do exhausting, dangerous, demanding jobs that threaten their lives and health.

thehill.com

 

[squeekness]

Conservatives’ savage child labor agenda wants kids working more for less

There’s just no way that we in 2024 should accept a status quo in which children are forced to do exhausting, dangerous, demanding jobs that threaten their lives and health.

thehill.com

Children are the new slaves.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

After 26,000 public comments, FTC to vote on rule banning noncompete agreements​

https://www.npr.org/2024/04/23/1246430110/noncompete-agreements-ftc-ban-lina-khan

 

[blueharvest]

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

FTC Bans Non-Compete Clauses for All Companies Nationwide

The commission says the ban will lead to better wages and lower healthcare costs.

gizmodo.com

 

[InCali]

If I were the Dems, I would have made any support for him dependent on bringing a rational border policy floor vote. It would have only been contingent on bringing it to the floor. That forces repubs to vote against it if they didn't like it.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Artists selling tickets in person to help fans avoid online bots, fees

On Friday, a line of music fans took over a whole block downtown Chicago for the chance to buy Maggie Rogers concert tickets in-person.

www.scrippsnews.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

 

[blueharvest]

Supreme court appears to side with Starbucks in fight over fired employees

Coffee chain brings challenge after being told to rehire seven workers at Tennessee store who pursued effort to unionize

www.theguardian.com

 

[blueharvest]

California fast food now more expensive since minimum wage hike

Since California’s new law went into effect to raise the minimum wage of fast food workers, some fast food chains have raised their food prices, according to a new study.

www.nbclosangeles.com

 

[blueharvest]

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Daimler Truck Workers Reach Deal and Avert Threatened Strike in North Carolina

The United Automobile Workers reached an agreement involving workers who make Freightliner trucks and Thomas Built buses. The deal comes as the union seeks to expand its membership in southern states.

www.nytimes.com