Strypey#TIL about Other Tech Worlds are Possible, a comic about technological empowerment among radical workers in Brazils' MTST (English translation: Homeless Workers Movement);
Just in case anyone is getting starry-eyed about Crusher Collins because she's leaving the House, remember less than 6 months ago? When she was shamelessly smearing striking public service workers for taking action to demand properly-resourced and effective public services?
"[Starbucks] is estimated to have spent some $240 million on union busting. It’s even more appalling given that the new CEO, since starting in September, has been paid approximately $96 million and commutes to work from Southern California to Seattle on a company jet. He’s being paid 10,000 times what the average worker is making: around $30,000 a year for a barista."
#NathanJRobinson, 2025
https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/starbucks-is-everything-wrong-with-american-capitalism
Me:
> Even organised labour can't see enough sunlight between the candidates to express a preference
"Lever Time senior podcast producer Arjun Singh unpacks the cultural and economic trends that have turned working-class voters away from the Democratic Party and explores how the Republican Party is now working to win them over."
Lever Time with David Sirota | Why The Working Class Could Deliver A Trump Victory
For decades, major labor unions like the Teamsters have endorsed the Democratic ticket in presidential elections — but not this year. In a surprise move, the Teamsters declined to endorse either former President Donald Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris. The development — and Trump’s...
Justin (koavf)🌻🍉🇪🇭🌿Seven out of 10 American workers fired in a recent survey were given no reason or bad reasons for being let go and most did not receive severance: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/12/workers-fired-2022-just-cause-nelp-report/
#maggieduffy #motherjones #labor #laborrights #atwill #justcause #unionization #unions #organizing #organising #organization #organisation #organizedlabor #organisedlabour #nelp #nationalemploymentlawproject
