Hacker News with Generative AI: Labor Issues

Game Developers Are Getting Fed Up with Their Bosses' AI Initiatives (wired.com)
A survey of video game developers released Tuesday indicates that a growing number of them fear artificial intelligence will have a negative impact on the industry as a whole.

Video Games, Artificial Intelligence, Labor Issues, Industry Impact

6 points by jnord 31 days ago | 0 comments

Couriers mystified by the algorithms that control their jobs (theguardian.com)
From pay shortfalls to being dropped by apps, drivers face a range of issues – often with no way to fix them

Gig Economy, Algorithms, Labor Issues, Technology, Transportation

211 points by pseudolus 31 days ago | 287 comments

Workers: US cannabis company Eaze pays supervisors less than those they oversee (theguardian.com)
The largest cannabis delivery service in the US faces a growing backlash in southern California from shift supervisors who said they are paid less than the workers they supervise, struggle to make ends meet on low and stagnant wages, and are at odds with the company over their right to form a union.

Labor Issues, Cannabis Industry, Wages, Unions, California

9 points by PaulHoule 148 days ago | 3 comments

Las Vegas staff say MrBeast should be 'blacklisted', cite OSHA (news3lv.com)

Las Vegas, Entertainment, Safety, Labor Issues

61 points by iancmceachern 148 days ago | 28 comments

Inside Annapurna Interactive's Mass Walkout (ign.com)
Last week, Bloomberg reported that 25 people comprising the entire staff of Annapurna Interactive walked out the door in a group resignation. But while some of the circumstances around their departure emerged in the reporting, one pressing question was left unanswered: why?

Video Games, Industry, Labor Issues, Resignation, Walkouts

114 points by samfriedman 154 days ago | 74 comments

Inside-Out 2 Was the Hit Pixar Needed, but the Laid-Off Employees Are Hurting (ign.com)
From the outside, Pixar’s narrative is a clear story of redemption: after an undeniably tough few years – battered by COVID-19 theater shutdowns, two Hollywood strikes, and a couple of box office disappointments – the studio needed a win, and that win was Inside Out 2.

Animation, Disney, Business, Film Industry, Labor Issues

5 points by tetraodonpuffer 157 days ago | 1 comments

Uber drivers in Kenya are ignoring the app and charging their own rates (restofworld.org)
A rate card published by a Nairobi drivers’ union has become ubiquitous in Ubers in Kenya.The new rates are at least 50% higher than Uber’s official fare.Uber says charging customers extra is against company policy, and is reviewing the complaints it has received.

Ride-sharing, Kenya, Uber, Labor Issues, Technology

111 points by Geekette 163 days ago | 104 comments

Flight attendants say they fight for airplane meals and sleep in their cars (fortune.com)

Flight Attendants, Airlines, Labor Issues, Work-Life Balance

23 points by rntn 255 days ago | 11 comments

Disruptions Loom as 17 Air Traffic Controllers Balk at Job Relocation (nytimes.com)