Hacker News with Generative AI: Labor Disputes

Microsoft workers say they've been fired after protest over Israel contract (apnews.com)
Microsoft has fired two employees who interrupted the company’s 50th anniversary celebration to protest its work supplying artificial intelligence technology to the Israeli military, according to a group representing the workers.

Microsoft, Labor Disputes, Artificial Intelligence, Israel, Military

18 points by josefresco 18 days ago | 22 comments

Microsoft fires engineers who protested during company's 50th anniversary (cnbc.com)

Microsoft, Layoffs, Labor Disputes, Protests

44 points by rfarley04 19 days ago | 65 comments

More than 30 Apex Legends voice actors refuse to sign agreement (pcgamer.com)

Video Games, Voice Acting, Labor Disputes

6 points by 01-_- 55 days ago | 2 comments

East and Gulf Coast ports strike (cnbc.com)

East Coast, Gulf Coast, Ports, Labor Disputes, Strikes

56 points by FollowingTheDao 207 days ago | 89 comments

Entire Annapurna Game Team Resigns (bloomberg.com)
The entire staff of Annapurna Interactive, the video-game publishing division of Megan Ellison’s Annapurna studio, resigned this month following a dispute with its owner.

Video Games, Gaming Industry, Resignations, Labor Disputes

80 points by tmendez 225 days ago | 18 comments

Samsung workers begin three-day general strike over pay (france24.com)

Labor Disputes, Samsung, South Korea

3 points by webhat 291 days ago | 0 comments

Boeing locks out private firefighters after contract talks break down (wsws.org)

Boeing, Labor Disputes, Fire Safety

13 points by PaulHoule 348 days ago | 5 comments

Google Fires 28 Workers Protesting $1.2B Israeli Contract (yahoo.com)

Google, Labor Disputes, Israel, Technology, Politics

13 points by mandeepj 373 days ago | 0 comments

Google workers arrested after nine-hour protest in cloud chief's office (cnbc.com)

Google, Protests, Labor Disputes, Technology, Cloud Computing

16 points by belter 373 days ago | 24 comments