An NLRB official rejects Amazon's attempt to overturn an April 2022 Staten Island warehouse union victory, citing a lack of evidence; Amazon intends to appeal
where the @amazonlabor union celebrated a landmark victory back on April 1. https://twitter.com/... Steven Greenhouse / @greenhousenyt : In an important victory for the Amazon Labor Union, an NLRB off...
The FTC proposes a rule banning non-compete clauses, saying the contracts harm healthy competition in the labor and product markets and block entrepreneurship
the latest move in Lina Khan's ambitious reform agenda. https://www.nytimes.com/... Elizabeth Warren / @ewarren : Imagine you hate your job. The pay is low. The benefits are crummy. But your boss made...
Twitter lays off about half its staff, sending a “Your Role at Twitter” email to their company account for those staying and personal account for those leaving
which was maybe ~80-100 people — is down to just two people after layoffs today.... Will Oremus / @willoremus : Here's the first official communication from Twitter's new leadership to its staff, a we...
PolicyLink study: California rideshare drivers make a net median of $6.20/hour after costs and could make an additional ~$10.50/hour if classified as employees
Aarian Marshall / Wired : Source: National Equity Atlas . Tweets: @b____j_____ , @greenhousenyt , and @gbdonart Source: National Equity Atlas : Prop 22 Depresses Wages and Deepens Inequities for Cali...
A coalition of 70 TikTok stars, with a combined 51M+ followers, pledges to cease work with Amazon until the company meets the demands of the Amazon Labor Union
👯♀️ A few words — What does female violence look like? Tweets: @genzforchange : Hi @Amazon ❤️ We created a coalition of 70+ creators with a following of more than 51M, and we just pledged to not wo...
Apple employees at a store in Towson, Maryland vote 65-33 to unionize, making it the company's first US store where employees voted in favor of unionizing
I mean... download... to “Have a chance to ask leadership questions” about the “not yet certified” vote. We at #AppleTogether think this is great! Ever heard of the Streisand Effect? @applelaborers : ...
Leaked video: Apple SVP of Retail + People Deirdre O'Brien tells employees that joining a union would make it harder for Apple to improve working conditions
Starbucks, Apple — and are considered to be progressive turn into full on Republicans the moment there's a chance those workers might get some leverage to influence their working conditions. @infrophe...
Twitter has aggressively defended users' privacy and free speech rights, pushing back on unmasking subpoenas, but it's unclear if this will continue under Musk
and possibly Elon himself — seem to think the Twitter algorithm actually works like this https://twitter.com/... Mike Masnick / @mmasnick : The guy bleating on for years about “cancel culture” is dema...
The Washington State Senate passes a bill granting gig drivers some benefits without classifying them as employees; Gov. Inslee has not said if he will sign it
New York Times : Tweets: @greenhousenyt and @terrigerstein Tweets: Steven Greenhouse / @greenhousenyt : Many worker advocates voice alarm that the Washington State Senate, acting in a huge rush, has ...
The Teamsters, one of the largest labor unions in the US, votes to support, fund, and supply resources to employees of Amazon in their unionization efforts
@greenhousenyt https://www.theguardian.com/ ... Matt Stoller / @matthewstoller : Amazon's $15/hour wage does raise wages for some, but it cuts the wages of many more, because the logistics industry us...