Hacker News with Generative AI: Labor Unions

Americans favor labor unions over big business now more than ever (epi.org)
For decades, Americans were evenly divided in their relative support of labor unions and big business, but that’s no longer the case. Now, Americans are more likely to side with labor than at any time in the past 60 years. For people whose instincts about economic and political conflicts between unions and big business were honed more than a decade ago, it’s time to update your understanding.

Labor Unions, Big Business, Public Opinion, Economics

8 points by Traces 21 hours ago | 0 comments

Sag-Aftra Statement on Fortnite's Use of A.I. Darth Vader Voice and ULP Filing (sagaftra.org)

Artificial Intelligence, Entertainment, Labor Unions, Video Games

16 points by gusgus01 4 days ago | 0 comments

Making Steel for Offshore Wind Turbines, Now with Union Labor (jacobin.com)
In a slow month for large-unit elections, the United Steelworkers won a key victory at JSW Steel, which manufactures components for offshore wind turbines. Despite their green, ethical self-portrayal, the union says JSW fought them hard.

Offshore Wind, Labor Unions, Manufacturing, Renewable Energy

4 points by PaulHoule 21 days ago | 0 comments

Google's DeepMind UK team reportedly seeks to unionize (techcrunch.com)
Around 300 London-based members of Google’s AI-focused DeepMind team are seeking to unionize with the Communication Workers Union, according to a Financial Times report that cites three people involved with the unionization effort.

Artificial Intelligence, Labor Unions, Google, Technology

43 points by ljf 26 days ago | 8 comments

They Are Going to Take Everything If We Don't Stop Them (hamiltonnolan.com)
The worst thing that the federal government has done to labor unions in my lifetime happened last night. Donald Trump signed an executive order saying that the government will no longer recognize and bargain with a huge portion of the unions that represent federal workers.

Labor Unions, Politics, Government, Federal Workers

6 points by DonnyV 56 days ago | 0 comments

Ask HN: Would You Unionize for WFH? (ycombinator.com)
WFH has proven to be both popular and workable but no union effort has made it their one issue.

Remote Work, Labor Unions, Technology

8 points by CaffeineLD50 60 days ago | 18 comments

Wells Fargo Is Plotting to Privatize the Post Office (jacobin.com)
A newly released memo from the banking giant Wells Fargo outlines a predatory scheme to dismantle the USPS: sell off profitable parts, slash union jobs, and raise prices by up to 140 percent.

Politics, Business, Labor Unions, Postal Service

15 points by moneycantbuy 61 days ago | 6 comments

How Philly Whole Foods Workers Beat Jeff Bezos (jacobin.com)
In the face of what they say was a vicious anti-union campaign, and at a time of anti-worker right-wing advance nationally, Philadelphia Whole Foods workers successfully voted to form a union.

Labor Unions, Amazon, Philadelphia

15 points by PaulHoule 88 days ago | 1 comments

Amazon workers vote against unionizing a North Carolina warehouse (npr.org)
Amazon workers in North Carolina have voted against unionizing as the retail giant once again prevailed in its fight against labor organizing.

Amazon, Labor Unions, North Carolina

28 points by RavlaAlvar 96 days ago | 16 comments

Amazon to close Quebec facilities, insists it's not because of new union (cbc.ca)
Amazon announced on Wednesday it will shutter its facilities in Quebec in the coming weeks and cut more than 1,700 jobs.

Amazon, Labor Unions, Quebec, Business, Layoffs

48 points by cf100clunk 121 days ago | 21 comments

Costco's unionized workers vote to authorize nationwide strike (abcnews.go.com)
Teamsters union members working at Costco Wholesale locations across the country voted to authorize a strike on Sunday, with more than 85% of members in favor of hitting the picket lines.

Labor Unions, Costco, Strikes

9 points by ImJamal 123 days ago | 0 comments

Amazon Teamsters in NYC have voted to authorize a strike (theverge.com)
Workers at a Staten Island, New York Amazon warehouse voted on Friday to authorize a strike if the company doesn’t agree to set dates for contract negotiations.

Amazon, Labor Unions, Strikes, New York

52 points by ____H____ 158 days ago | 2 comments

New York Times and Tech Guild Reach Deal (nytimes.com)
The Times Tech Guild, which represents tech workers at The New York Times, said on Wednesday that it had reached a tentative deal with The Times on a contract, after more than two years of bargaining and a weeklong strike.

Labor Unions, News Media

13 points by ctoth 163 days ago | 1 comments

Guild Builds – Games for you to play while we are on strike (nytimesguild.org)
Games are built by union members and supporters and are not affiliated with the New York Times company. Please pardon any bugs. We are working hard to win a contract!

Games, Labor Unions

7 points by consumer451 197 days ago | 0 comments

NYT Strike Negotiation Bogged Down by Outlandish and Illegal Demands (semafor.com)
Leaders at The New York Times are concerned that protracted contract negotiations with the paper’s unionized tech employees could disrupt its election coverage.

Labor Unions, Journalism, Strikes

6 points by tomohawk 199 days ago | 3 comments

Apple 'broke law' by pushing out labor-organizing dev (theregister.com)
The hot water in which the National Labor Relations Board has been boiling Apple is getting deeper, as the US workers' rights body has issued yet another unfair labor practice complaint alleging the constructive termination of developer and labor activist Cher Scarlett in 2021.

Labor Unions, Apple, Lawsuits, Technology

118 points by LinuxBender 199 days ago | 29 comments

Boeing machinists end strike with 38% wage increases (cnbc.com)

Labor Unions, Boeing, Wages

11 points by throw0101d 199 days ago | 0 comments

Boeing factory workers vote to accept contract and end more than 7-week strike (apnews.com)

Boeing, Labor Unions, Strikes, Manufacturing, Business

12 points by blackeyeblitzar 199 days ago | 1 comments

Striking Boeing workers reject 35% pay rise offer (bbc.com)
Striking Boeing workers have rejected a new offer from the plane-making giant, which included a 35% pay rise over four years.

Labor Unions, Boeing, Aerospace, Strikes, Negotiations

24 points by sensanaty 210 days ago | 51 comments

American Airlines Flight Attendants Just Won Boarding Pay (jacobin.com)
Flight attendants typically aren’t paid during boarding time. Earlier this month, after a three-year contract campaign and a credible strike threat, flight attendants at American Airlines became the first to win boarding pay.

Labor Unions, Aviation, Travel, Airlines

7 points by PaulHoule 217 days ago | 2 comments

Do U.S. ports need more automation? (construction-physics.com)
On October 1st, 47,000 members of the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA), primarily dockworkers on East and Gulf Coast ports, went on strike after failing to agree contract terms with USMX, an alliance of port operators and employers.

Labor Unions, Ports, Automation, Logistics

200 points by gok 227 days ago | 314 comments

US dockworkers suspend ports strike until January (bbc.com)
The union representing tens of thousands of dockworkers across the US has agreed to suspend its strike while negotiations continue.

Labor Unions, Strikes, Shipping, USA

9 points by ethbr1 232 days ago | 14 comments

Striking port workers to return to work Friday as negotiators reach an agreement (cnn.com)

Labor Unions, Strikes, Shipping, Logistics, Negotiations

13 points by wumeow 232 days ago | 2 comments

Boeing Revokes Health Benefits for Striking Workers (commondreams.org)
Boeing revoked the company-sponsored healthcare benefits of about 33,000 striking workers starting Tuesday, drawing condemnation from progressives, who said it showed the need for a universal healthcare system in the United States.

Boeing, Labor Unions, Healthcare, Strikes

31 points by speckx 233 days ago | 25 comments

Just Pay Them Off (cremieux.xyz)
The International Longshoreman’s Association (ILA) is on strike. The ILA is not America’s largest union, but it is among the most impactful for the simple reason that its workers dominate freight loading and unloading at 36 U.S. East and Gulf Coast ports. If they stop those ports from operating, Americans will face meaningfully higher prices, people will lose their jobs, and in a very general sense, the country will suffer for it.

Labor Unions, Shipping, Economics

25 points by NavinF 234 days ago | 5 comments

Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas go on strike (apnews.com)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas began walking picket lines early Tuesday in a strike over wages and automation that could reignite inflation and cause shortages of goods if it goes on more than a few weeks.

Labor Unions, Strikes, Economics, Supply Chain

150 points by mikeocool 235 days ago | 305 comments

US East and Gulf coast ports face shutdown as union announces intent to strike (gcaptain.com)
Essential news coupled with the finest maritime content sourced from across the globe.

Labor Unions, Maritime Industry, Shipping, Transportation, US Economy

38 points by casefields 236 days ago | 100 comments

Amazon, Tesla, Meta considered harmful to democracy (theregister.com)
Amazon, Meta, and Tesla have earned the rather dubious honor of being named some of the worst corporate underminers of democracy by the world's largest trade union federation.

Business, Politics, Technology, Labor Unions

19 points by rntn 242 days ago | 1 comments

Boeing crafts plan to furlough 'many' employees as workers strike for higher pay (theguardian.com)
Boeing is freezing recruitment and drawing up plans to furlough “many” employees as the aerospace giant scrambles to curb spending after tens of thousands of its workers went out on strike.

Business, Labor Unions, Aviation, Aerospace

4 points by howard941 249 days ago | 1 comments

AT&T Southeast strike nears one month. California and Nevada on brink of walkout (labornotes.org)
Seventeen thousand AT&T workers in the Southeast have been on strike since August 16. They may be joined soon by another 8,500 workers at AT&T in California and Nevada.

Labor Unions, Strikes, Telecommunications

10 points by MilnerRoute 251 days ago | 0 comments