Hacker News with Generative AI: Unions

Video game workers in North America now have an industry-wide union (engadget.com)
There’s now an industry-wide union for video game workers in the US and Canada.

Video Games, Labor, Unions, North America

412 points by ksec 38 days ago | 194 comments

Amazon accused of using algorithms to push warehouse workers to breaking point (theregister.com)
Amazon has used tricks, algorithms, and surveillance to discourage warehouse employees from unionizing, according to a paper published in the journal Socius.

Amazon, Labor Relations, Algorithms, Surveillance, Unions

10 points by LinuxBender 38 days ago | 1 comments

Is REI turning into a corporate retailer? (seattletimes.com)
The union representing hundreds of REI workers has a simple ask for the Issaquah-based co-op’s members: Vote no on board candidates.

Retail, Unions, Companies, Consumerism

9 points by petethomas 50 days ago | 7 comments

You Deserve a Tech Union – Together, we can build a better tech industry. (book) (abookapart.com)
There’s a resurgent labor movement in the tech industry. Tech workers—designers, engineers, writers, and many others—have learned that when they stand together, they’re poised to build a better version of the tech industry. They haven’t stopped there: at companies from Kickstarter to Google, workers have formed unions. And you should, too.

Tech Industry, Labor Movement, Unions, Workplace Rights

44 points by toogley 118 days ago | 27 comments

Guild Builds (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

132 points by colinprince 169 days ago | 16 comments

US labor board wrongly ordered Tesla's Musk to delete anti-union tweet : court (msn.com)

Law, Tesla, Elon Musk, Unions, Social Media

6 points by ivewonyoung 180 days ago | 0 comments

Tesla union calls out a 'culture of fear' at a plant (qz.com)

Tesla, Unions, Labor Relations, Work Culture

7 points by jerrygenser 208 days ago | 1 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 211 days ago | 3 comments

Disneyland unions agree to 'historic' 31% pay raise (ocregister.com)

Disneyland, Unions, Labor, Pay Raises, Negotiations

30 points by heavyset_go 270 days ago | 7 comments

Apple has reached its first-ever union contract with store employees in Maryland (apnews.com)

Apple, Unions, Retail, Labor, Maryland

199 points by heavyset_go 272 days ago | 221 comments

Fastmail laid off 60% of the union bargaining unit (union.place)

Layoffs, Unions, Technology, Email

26 points by purpleflashing 305 days ago | 2 comments

Why Government Unions–Unlike Trade Unions–Corrupt Democracy (time.com)