The National breaks down the clashes on Israel's border with Lebanon and why it's prompting fears it could widen the war.

The National breaks down the clashes on Israel’s border with Lebanon and why it’s prompting fears it could widen the war. And, with picket lines popping up a...#Israelnews #israelhamaswar #israelhezbollah #israellebanon #hezbollahlebanon #hamashezbollah #hezbollahiran #Israellebanonwar #gazawar #Strikes #strike #labor #labour #laborunrest #labourunrest #hollywoodstrike #writersstrike #actorsstrike #2023strikes #covidstrikes #pandemicstrike #AnyaZoledziowski #SusanOrmiston #News #CBCNews #TheNational #TheBreakdown
The Breakdown | Israel-Hezbollah war risk + Year of the strike

The Breakdown | Israel-Hezbollah war risk + Year of the strike

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... can be traced to 1884, when the American Federation of Organised Trades and Labour Union's call for an 8-hour workday led to a general strike.

Today, numerous developments — technological advancement, rise of the gig economy, decline in the share of manufacturing in GDP, the fall in the share of the public sector etc — having lowered the scope for unionisation, the working class is once aga…
View: Shrinking share of labour against capital puts the onus on governments to intervene

View: Shrinking share of labour against capital puts the onus on governments to intervene

Today, numerous developments — technological advancement, rise of the gig economy, decline in the share of manufacturing in GDP, the fall in the share of the public sector etc — having lowered the scope for unionisation, the working class is once again on the back foot. Globally, the share of labour in total income is declining.

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@peoplenature glad to see it comes around to distinguishing between direct action that causes damage, as opposed to hurting people (or other sentient beings). Would have liked to see some mention of good old fashioned strikes and industrial action as an aim to work towards, though. #rosaluxemburg #strikes #labourunrest #laborunrest #massaction