Unions score a major win in Wisconsin with a court ruling restoring collective bargaining rights
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I started using Linux for the first time this week after seeing all the linux memes on Lemmy and alot of help from me girlfriend, so hopefully it will be a year of the Linux for me!
Happy new year everyone!
I think a lot of people don’t know what co-ops are. I have been pretty left leaning my whole life and I only found out co-ops in my late 20s and the majority of people I talked to in real life have no idea what coops are. And from that few that do know, many dont know how big cooperatives can be.
For the uninitiated, I am sharing the [International Cooperative Alliances definition of coops here: ica.coop/en/cooperatives/what-is-a-cooperative
and the list of largest coops in 2023 here: ica.coop/en/…/world-cooperative-monitor-2023
Screenshot of the top 10 coops based on turnover in USD from the report here:
Nice!!! I’m trying to be like you
I wish I could say all of Addis is like this but it’s not. The city started doing a lot of construction for better pedestrian and bike lanes earlier this year, which is where these bike lanes were built. The construction is ongoing but it seems like they’ve abandoned the bike lanes for some reason. The current bike lanes only cover a very limited segment of the city
French to join Italian strikes, underlining cross-border solidarity in fighting far-right austerity cuts to social protections
French to join Italian strikes, underlining cross-border solidarity in fighting far-right austerity cuts to social protections - Lemmy.World
cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/28928360 [https://sh.itjust.works/post/28928360] > French to join Italian strikes, underlining cross-border solidarity in fighting far-right austerity cuts to social protections
Italy: thousands strike against low salaries and weakened public services. "We are forced to do double shifts to give the minimal levels of essential care."
Italy: thousands strike against low salaries and weakened public services. "We are forced to do double shifts to give the minimal levels of essential care." - Lemmy.World
cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/28846834 [https://sh.itjust.works/post/28846834] > Italy: thousands strike against low salaries and weakened public services. “We are forced to do double shifts to give the minimal levels of essential care.” > > https://www.inverelltimes.com.au/story/8834111/striking-italian-workers-march-for-better-pay-services/ [https://www.inverelltimes.com.au/story/8834111/striking-italian-workers-march-for-better-pay-services/]
Non technical person here, I would love to hear more about how decentralized (or not decentralized) the Bluesky protocol is compared to ActivityPub
Do we know if its the same people? I imagine that some people went to Mastodon and some to Bluesky, and very few use both
Greece stopped by 24-hour general strike over cost of living
Greece stopped by 24-hour general strike over cost of living - Lemmy.World
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/22237324 [https://lemmy.world/post/22237324] > Greece stopped by 24-hour general strike over cost of living > > Summary > > A 24-hour general strike in Greece on Wednesday shut down transport, schools, and government offices as workers protested high living costs. > > Unions are demanding a 10% pay raise and the return of holiday bonuses cut during Greece’s financial crisis. > > They accuse Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of not doing enough to tackle inflation, despite recent minimum wage increases. > > Hospitals operated on emergency staff, while protests and marches were planned. > > Many say wages have not kept up with the rising costs of energy, food, and rent.