LISBON, June 3 (Reuters) - A second general strike in six months disrupted services across Portugal on Wednesday, halting trains, ...

LISBON, June 3 (Reuters) - A second general strike in six months disrupted services across Portugal on Wednesday, halting trains, cancelling ‌hundreds of flights and closing schools, as unions protested against the government's ‌labour reform plans.#Portugal #labourreformplans #regionaltrains #TiagoOliveira #youngworkers
Portugal general strike over labour reform halts trains, flights, shuts schools - AOL

Portugal general strike over labour reform halts trains, flights, shuts schools

LISBON, June 3 (Reuters) - A second general strike in six months disrupted services across Portugal on Wednesday, halting trains, cancelling ‌hundreds of fli...

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Graduates are booing the AI pitch, and the math explains why

Young workers entering a job market hollowed out by AI have nothing to celebrate - and they are making that clear.

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Graduates are booing the AI pitch, and the math explains why

Young workers entering a job market hollowed out by AI have nothing to celebrate - and they are making that clear.

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Graduates are booing the AI pitch, and the math explains why

Young workers entering a job market hollowed out by AI have nothing to celebrate - and they are making that clear.

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"With a depressed hires rate, I've been concerned about young people having opportunities to break into the labor market. The unemployment rate of young workers—16-24 years old—ticked up again in April, once again hitting 9.5%"

#Jobs #YoungWorkers

Rising Costs and Uncertainty in the UK Labour Market Affect Young Workers Most

The UK labour market is showing signs of stagnation, particularly impacting young people, according to recent analysis and official statistics. Unemployment has risen to a four-year high, and job vacancies are decreasing, especially affecting graduates and non-graduates seeking entry-level positions... [More info]

Get On The Job & Organize !

#Starbucks Workers United recently celebrated the unionization of the 600th store, disproving followers of conventional wisdom: “ you can’t #organize small shops… you can’t organize high-turnover workplaces… you can’t organize young people. “

https://www.labornotes.org/blogs/2025/08/salts-and-peppers-build-union-starbucks

#labourmovement #Salt #solidarity #unions #youngworkers

Salts and Peppers Build a Union at Starbucks

Review of Jaz Brisack, Get on the Job and Organize (Atria/One Signal, 2025). Starbucks Workers United recently celebrated the unionization of their 600th store, disproving reams of conventional wisdom: you can’t organize small shops… you can’t organize high-turnover workplaces… you can’t organize young people. For a gripping first-person account of how it happened, read Jaz Brisack’s new book Get on the Job and Organize.

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The debate on whether #AI is destroying #jobs continues, with recent #research suggesting a potential impact on #youngworkers in AI-exposed fields. However, the findings are inconclusive, as the employment effect seems limited to a specific age group and contradicts the expected impact on wages. The debate remains unresolved. https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/ai-and-jobs-again?eicker.news #tech #media #news
AI and jobs, again

Some top economists claim AI is now destroying jobs for a subset of Americans. Are they right?

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AI adoption linked to 13% decline in jobs for young U.S. workers, Stanford study reveals

A Standford study has found evidence that the widespread adoption of generative AI is impacting the job prospects of early career workers.

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