As Netflix And Paramount Circle Warner Bros. Hollywood Unions Voice Alarm
From today’s Los Angeles Times: The sale of Warner Bros. — whether in pieces to Netflix or in its entirety to Paramount — is stirring mounting worries among Hollywood union…
Starbucks Union Authorizes A Strike On Red Cup Day Next Week
From today’s Seattle Times: Starbucks union workers approved an authorization to strike on the company’s upcoming Red Cup Day, a major holiday promotional event, according to results released Wednesday. Starbucks…
Why Trump’s Sweeping H-1B Visa Restrictions Will Backfire
From today’s The Hill: It seems fending off illegal immigrants today is no longer enough. Asserting that the H-1B visas for high-skilled foreign workers have been “deliberately exploited to replace”…
US Senators Demand Wells Fargo Allow Employee Unions
From today’s Reuters: A group of Democratic senators called on Wells Fargo (WFC.N), opens new tab to end its alleged campaign against employee unions, saying a more constructive approach could…
Trump’s Orders To End Work Rights of 450,000 Federal Workers: “Largest Union Busting In American History”
From today’s The Independent: Donald Trump promised his presidency would usher in a “golden age” for American workers, but his administration has gutted union protections for tens of thousands of…
Happy Labor Day! This Holiday’s History
From today’s USA Today: With students back in school and pumpkin-flavored treats returning to menus, the end of summer, unofficially marked by Labor Day, is here. During the three-day Labor…
Union Leads In Vote At Ford Battery Plant
From today’s New York Times: Employees at a battery factory in Kentucky partly owned by Ford Motor appeared to have voted narrowly on Wednesday to be represented by the United…
‘Quiet Cracking’ Is Spreading In Offices
From today’s Fortune Magazine: Workers are down in the dumps about a lack of career growth opportunities and emptying offices as companies slash staffers to make way for AI, all…
AI Already Impacting Labor Market, Starting With Young Tech Workers
From today’s CNBC News: Changes to the American labor market brought on by the arrival of generative AI are already showing up in employment data, according to a Goldman Sachs…
So Long to Tech’s Dream Job
From today’s New York Times: When Rachel Grey started working at Google as a software engineer in 2007, it was a good time to be a Noogler, or what the…