Show threadCory DoctorowDec 13, 2023

Unionization is enjoying an historic renaissance. The #HotLaborSummer transitioned to an #EternalLaborSeptember, and it's still going strong, with #UAW president #ShawnFain celebrating his members victory over the Big Three automakers by calling for a 2028 #GeneralStrike:

https://www.teenvogue.com/story/uaw-general-strike-no-class

The rising labor movement has powerful allies in the Biden Administration.

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What Would It Take to Get Us to a General Strike in 2028?

With UAW’s successful strike, the union’s president Shawn Fain has an idea for a larger labor movement in the United States, including a possible general strike.

Teen Vogue
Show threadCory DoctorowOct 1, 2023

No matter how horny your boss is for replacing you with an #AI, a #union will cool his ardor

https://doctorow.medium.com/how-the-writers-guild-sunk-ais-ship-236575979d5c?sk=28d4f52322040150651fea37a303b342

#HotLaborSummer #EternalLaborSeptember #JenniferAbruzzo #Cemex #ThrivePetCare

Cory DoctorowSep 27, 2023

There is nothing harder to kill than an idea whose time has come to pass

https://pro.morningconsult.com/analysis/uaw-strike-polling

#UAW #HotLaborSummer #OpinionPolls #EternalLaborSeptember #Strikes

Why the Public Is Siding With the UAW Over the Automakers

The U.S. public’s support for the United Auto Workers labor union’s strike against Big Three automakers Ford, General Motors and Stellantis continues to hold, per new Morning Consult survey data that also sheds light on why Americans are largely in labor’s corner.

Morning Consult Pro