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Today in Labor History June 7, 1974: Northern California nurses walked out on strike. Over 4,000 nurses from 41 hospitals around the San Francisco Bay Area began a strike over management’s attempts to take away their contractual right to help determine staffing levels. They also demanded pay increases. 21 days later, they won an 11% raise and the maintenance of the contractual right to participate in staffing level decisions.

#workingclass #LaborHistory #nurses #strike #union #wages #workingconditions

CBC Sports 2d ago

Women’s sports are lucrative, but when will pay catch up with performance?
It’s no longer news that women’s sports is becoming an increasingly lucrative industry. There is more investment, better coverage, and bigger audiences than ever before. As a result, players' unions across the board are pushing for higher pay, as well as improved benefits and working conditions. But wh...
https://www.cbc.ca/sports/womens-sports-are-lucrative-but-when-will-pay-catch-up-with-performance-9.7225213?cmp=rss

CBC Top Stories 2d ago

Women’s sports are lucrative, but when will pay catch up with performance?
It’s no longer news that women’s sports is becoming an increasingly lucrative industry. There is more investment, better coverage, and bigger audiences than ever before. As a result, players' unions across the board are pushing for higher pay, as well as improved benefits and working conditions. But wh...
https://www.cbc.ca/sports/womens-sports-are-lucrative-but-when-will-pay-catch-up-with-performance-9.7225213?cmp=rss

Global News Canada May 21

Taxi, ride-hailing drivers brace for World Cup traffic and antsy passengers
Weeks before soccer fans are due to descend on Toronto and Vancouver for the World Cup, some Uber drivers were trying to score better working conditions during the tournament.
#Canada #FIFAWorldCup #Uber #WorldCup
https://globalnews.ca/news/11858648/uber-lyft-world-cup/

Global News May 21

Taxi, ride-hailing drivers brace for World Cup traffic and antsy passengers
Weeks before soccer fans are due to descend on Toronto and Vancouver for the World Cup, some Uber drivers were trying to score better working conditions during the tournament.
#Canada #FIFAWorldCup #Uber #WorldCup
https://globalnews.ca/news/11858648/uber-lyft-world-cup/

Bob Carver May 20

Being a Crappy Boss to AI Chatbots Pushes Them Toward Spouting Marxist Rhetoric and Organizing With Their Compatriots, Researchers Find https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/crappy-boss-ai-marxist #AI #AIWorkers #CollectiveBargaining #WorkingConditions #SqueezeWorkers

CBC Montreal May 18

It's national paramedics week, and those in Quebec are seeking better working conditions
Quebec paramedics have been without a contract since early 2023. For the national week of paramedics, they're asking for concrete actions to improve their working conditions. Over the past few years, the workload for paramedics has gone up, says Charles Duff Murdoch, paramedic and union representative for the Syndicat du Préhospitalier.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7203194?cmp=rss

PugJesus May 12

Factory workers in Whitby, the UK, ~1920

https://piefed.social/c/historyphotos/p/2054216/factory-workers-in-whitby-the-uk-1920

CBC Saskatchewan May 12

Saskatoon delivery drivers walk off the job alleging unsafe working conditions, repeated pay cuts
More than 120 delivery drivers contracted by Dragonfly have walked off the job in Saskatoon, citing unfair wages and precarious working conditions.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/dragonfly-delivery-drivers-walked-off-job-9.7195937?cmp=rss