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We now have a general Labor focused community. Please feel free to contribute. (lemmy.ml)
submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by jackalope@lemmy.ml to c/unions@lemmy.ml
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/14381867

The /c/unions community kept getting non union general labor interest posts and shockingly there are not really many general labor focused communities on Lemmy. So I've made one here.

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What labor unions are saying about Trump's win (www.fastcompany.com)
submitted 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) by pete_link@lemmy.ml to c/unions@lemmy.ml
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All of these unions endorsed Harris. In the wake of Trump’s victory last night, here’s what they’re saying about how they’ll move forward.

BY AJ Hess November 6, 2024

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New York Times: the largest-ever strike of tech workers in the U.S., according to the NewsGuild of New York (www.labornotes.org)
submitted 6 days ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/unions@lemmy.ml
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Guild Builds (nytimesguild.org)
submitted 1 week ago by cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/unions@lemmy.ml
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/31095106

GAMES FOR YOU TO PLAY WHILE WE ARE ON STRIKE

Games are built by union members and supporters and are not affiliated with the New York Times company. Please pardon any bugs. We are working hard to win a contract!

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ETUC on US election: we need a Europe which can stand-up for our social economy, not deregulation policies that destroy quality jobs and create the hyper inequality that lays behind today’s result (www.etuc.org)
submitted 1 week ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/unions@lemmy.ml
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AFL-CIO: We stand together to take on the richest bosses and most extremist politicians. But the economic struggle is causing real pain and neither party has sufficiently addressed it. (aflcio.org)
submitted 1 week ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/unions@lemmy.ml
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Mexico: workers assaulted, threatened with death for joining union at Canadian-owned mine (usw.ca)
submitted 1 week ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/unions@lemmy.ml
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France: Rail strike against government and European Commission attempts to privatize rail (www.railfreight.com)
submitted 1 week ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/unions@lemmy.ml
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AFGE: Trump’s first term attempted to gut contracts, downsize and relocate federal agencies at great cost, replace non-partisan civil servants with appointees who would blindly do his bidding (www.afge.org)
submitted 1 week ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/unions@lemmy.ml
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New York Times tech strike: management's "robust plan in place" for election night built by tech guild labor (union.place)
submitted 1 week ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/unions@lemmy.ml
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RTO mandate was attempt at thwarting Grindr workers unionizing: US labor board (arstechnica.com)
submitted 1 week ago by scroll_responsibly@lemmy.sdf.org to c/unions@lemmy.ml
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Boeing’s strike ends after machinists approve new labor contract with 38% wage increases (www.nbcnews.com)
submitted 1 week ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/unions@lemmy.ml
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New York Times tech strike: "the ones to blame are not the striking workers, but management, who would not meet the union's terms in time for this most critical moment in history" (romancelandia.club)
submitted 1 week ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/unions@lemmy.ml
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New York Times Tech Workers Go on Strike on Eve of 2024 Election, Alleging Unfair Labor Practices (variety.com)
submitted 1 week ago by alphacyberranger@sh.itjust.works to c/unions@lemmy.ml
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/32313404

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Swedish Labor Unions Are Undaunted By Tesla Intrasigence (cleantechnica.com)
submitted 1 week ago by Sunshine@lemmy.ca to c/unions@lemmy.ml
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France: professional class overworked, underpaid and discriminated against, face severe sanctions for calling out employers (www.eurocadres.eu)
submitted 1 week ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/unions@lemmy.ml
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Australia: government installed union administrator getting $600k a year from union funds, union members "not going to accept bureaucrats bleeding the union dry and living the high life" (www.greenleft.org.au)
submitted 1 week ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/unions@lemmy.ml
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Philippines contractualization terminates employment before employee status granted. Country scores 0 out of 100 in Freedom of Association indicator due to violence against union activists (www.bworldonline.com)
submitted 2 weeks ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/unions@lemmy.ml
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Former Disco Elysium devs attempt worker/player-owned company: "We realized we weren’t going to get anywhere by trying to bargain with the rich" (aftermath.site)
submitted 2 weeks ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/unions@lemmy.ml
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Montreal dockworkers strike for work-life balance (www.cbc.ca)
submitted 2 weeks ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/unions@lemmy.ml
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India's first women-led gig worker union strikes for recognition as formal employees (www.punekarnews.in)
submitted 2 weeks ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/unions@lemmy.ml
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Argentina: transport unions strike against government attempts to outlaw union activism, protest, and industrial action (www.itfglobal.org)
submitted 2 weeks ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/unions@lemmy.ml
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Germany: warning strikes begin against pay raise well below inflation (www.industriall-union.org)
submitted 2 weeks ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/unions@lemmy.ml
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Saudi Arabia: Without safety protections, 21000 workers have died since 2016 working on urban project (www.svenssonstiftelsen.com)
submitted 2 weeks ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/unions@lemmy.ml
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Peru: World's least popular president increasingly criminalising protests while relaxing restrictions on organised crime (www.greenleft.org.au)
submitted 2 weeks ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/unions@lemmy.ml
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