Hacker News with Generative AI: Strikes

Instagram Is Flooded with Graphic Content After Moderation Team Goes on Strike (reddit.com)
Since yesterday, Instagram users have reported a sharp increase in violent and graphic content appearing on their feeds, with many questioning why the platform’s moderation seems to be failing.

Social Media, Censorship, User Experience, Strikes

24 points by saturn5k 11 days ago | 0 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 48 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____ 83 days ago | 2 comments

Amazon Workers on Strike from Black Friday to Cyber Monday (wfxrtv.com)
Amazon worker strike expected.

Amazon, Labor, Strikes, Retail

59 points by LinuxBender 98 days ago | 16 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 124 days ago | 3 comments

Boeing ends crippling strike as workers accept latest offer (bloomberg.com)
Boeing Co. workers voted to accept a new labor contract and end a strike that’s crippled jetliner production for 53 days, clearing a major obstacle for the US planemaker to restore its operations and finances.

Boeing, Labor, Strikes, Aviation, Business

57 points by toomuchtodo 124 days ago | 111 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 124 days ago | 1 comments

New York Times Tech Guild goes on strike (washingtonpost.com)
The Times Tech Guild, which represents workers like software developers and data analysts at The New York Times, went on strike early Monday, just ahead of the busy Election Day news period.

Strikes, Labor, Technology, Media

717 points by ChrisArchitect 125 days ago | 1242 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 135 days ago | 51 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 157 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 157 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 158 days ago | 25 comments

East and Gulf Coast ports strike (cnbc.com)

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

56 points by FollowingTheDao 159 days ago | 89 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 159 days ago | 305 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 176 days ago | 0 comments

New York Times Tech Guild votes to authorize strike (twitter.com)

Labor Unions, Strikes

6 points by ChrisArchitect 180 days ago | 2 comments

Striking Is in the Air at Boeing (labornotes.org)

Labor Unions, Boeing, Strikes

9 points by notamy 197 days ago | 1 comments

17,000 AT&T workers across the Southeast strike over contract negotiations (npr.org)

Labor Unions, Strikes, Telecom

93 points by rntn 203 days ago | 20 comments

Women who make Samsung semiconductors are striking (hani.co.kr)