"It’s taken a long time for labor activists to build and rebuild organizing efforts since the ‘80s. But, as previously stated, strike activity has recently been picking up again — and it’s not going unrecorded."
https://blog.datawrapper.de/hot-strike-summer/
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Work is not your friend! It's #HotStrikeSummer, so it's way past time to quit that co-dependent relationship with your workplace. In this encore episode, we talk to @halophoenix, author of Seen, Heard and Paid, to learn more.
https://ouropinionsarecorrect.libsyn.com/encore-episode-work-is-not-your-friend-with-alan-henry
People have been paid for labor for at least 5,000 years, but the modern 'workplace' is a pretty recent invention. We look at how science fiction has dealt with the transformation of labor — plus we talk to Alan Henry, author of the new book Seen, Heard and Paid. Show notes: www.ouropinionsarecorrect.com/shownotes
So the tech and #labor story isn't wholly grim: there are lots of ways that tech can enhance labor struggles, letting workers collaborate and coordinate. Without digital systems, we wouldn't have the #HotStrikeSummer:
https://pluralistic.net/2022/12/02/not-what-it-does/#who-it-does-it-to
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@verdantsquare Oh, that needs to be a hashtag: #HotStrikeSummer
#wgastrong #sagaftra #wga #wgastrike #sagaftrastrike #sagaftrastrong #workers #union #labor #activism
#GavinNewsom has real skin in the financial effects of the #SAGAFTRAstrike and #WGAstrike. The last writer's strike cost the state of #California $2 billion, and the budget already accounted for a $31 billion deficit due to changes in tech, another big Golden State industry.
If he does, I hope he'll ensure #AuditionPay is remunerated as specified in our existing contract.
#SAGAFTRAstrong #UnionStrong #StrongerTogether #HotStrikeSummer #HotLaborSummer
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has offered to help negotiate an end to the strikes that have hobbled Hollywood. Writers have been on strike since May. Actors joined them earlier this month. Newsom's office confirmed Wednesday that Newsom has been in touch with people on all sides of the strikes. So far, actors, writers and studio executives have shown no formal interest in bringing Newsom to the table. The movie and television industry is a big part of California's economy. The previous writers strike that began in 2007 cost the state's economy an estimated $2 billion.
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