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❝ THIS IS LITERALLY WHAT YOUR SHOW #ANDOR IS ABOUT ❞
― message from a hand-written poster held up by one of the unionized entertainment talent calling for a boycott of Disney & ABC
“Hundreds Of Union Writers & Actors March Outside Of Disney To Protest ABC’s Decision To Yank ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’
#BoycottDisney #JimmyKimmel #labor #unions #WGA #SAGAFTRA #WGAW #StarWars
> New Report Warns of Skills Shortages https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2025/09/17/new-report-warns-skills-shortages
I would take this with a big grain of salt. This is the same "reasoning" ALA used years back (and still uses) to "predict" the librarian "shortage" that never happened.
The H-2A visa program has failed to protect migrant farmworkers from wage theft, forced labor, violence and death.
Here’s what experts, lawyers and advocates think would make the program safer.
https://www.propublica.org/article/h-2a-farmworker-visa-safety-suggestions-experts?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Immigration #Farming #Agriculture #Immigrants #Visa #Labor #Safety
My union, ProPublica Guild, is 2+ years into bargaining our first contract. Supporting our journalism means supporting the workers in our newsroom. Please consider signing onto our petition to tell management we need a fair contract now!
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/tell-propublica-agree-to-real-job-protections-now
#journalism #labor #boosts_welcome
Javier Sanchez Mendoza Jr. helped Sofi secure an H-2A visa, promising a job on a Georgia blueberry farm.
When she arrived, she was not sent out to work in the fields like the others. She was forced to live at his house and sign a marriage license.
https://projects.propublica.org/h2a-visa-farmworkers-operation-blooming-onion/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Immigration #Immigrants #Farming #Agriculture #Labor #Visa
"The share of doctors who belong to unions is rising quickly at a time when organized labor is losing ground with other professions. The Conversation U.S. asked Patrick Aguilar, a Washington University in St. Louis pulmonologist and management professor, to explain why the number of physicians joining unions is growing—a trend that appears likely to continue."
https://phys.org/news/2025-09-doctors-unions-conditions-wages-stressful.html
"The U.S. government will provide wildfire fighters with masks to protect against smoke — reversing a decades-long ban that exposed workers to toxins known to cause cancer and other serious diseases."
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/us/wildfires-masks-firefighters.html
#PublicHealth #OccHealth #OccSafety #firefighters #smoke #wildfires #masks #climate #environment #cancer #workers #labor
This could go BOOM. The CEO of Market Basket has been fired by the company board, a.k.a. his sisters. This also happened 11 years ago.
(Market Basket is a regional supermarket chain that inspires unusual devotion in eastern #Massachusetts and #NewHampshire.)
Will the workers and customers flex their muscle again? The first "Battle of Market Basket" took place in 2014 ...
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#MarketBasket #labor #organizedlabor #boycott #boston #merrimackvalley
#BureauofLaborStatistics revised nonfarm #payrolls downward by 911,000 jobs from March 2024-March 2025 in largest revision since records began in 2002. Revision suggests average monthly job growth was 76,000 lower than initially reported indicating a weaker #labor market than previously thought. WH criticized #BLS for its data collection methods called for new leadership to restore trust in BLS, while #economists say the revision could prompt the #FederalReserve to consider #interestrate cuts.
#US #immigration authorities arrested 475 workers at #Hyundai facility in #Georgia on Thursday, #ICE official says
Many of those arrested had temporary #visas for #tourism & #business travel that are not authorized for work, including #SouthKorea nationals, the official told Reuters.
Not exactly the worst of the worst criminals #Trump claims to be arresting
#law #labor #economy #TheCrueltyIsThePoint
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-immigration-authorities-arrested-475-workers-hyundai-facility-georgia-2025-09-05/
> Devoted Teacher Brought Laptop to ER To Finalize Grades Hours Before Passing Away https://mymodernmet.com/alejandro-navarro-teacher/
This is NOT the feel-good story they're trying to spin. It's another take on typical American #exploitation. FFS, the guy was dying, and still grading. Sure, he likely had good work ethic, but Jeebus, district could've cut him a break in his final hours.
> Fewer Immigrants Means Fewer Workers, Less Growth: BLS Labor Force Projections https://cepr.net/publications/fewer-immigrants-means-fewer-workers/
Gee, can't imagine why. On side note, this may be worth reading for a few insights, including mention of women in, or rather out, of the workplace.
