#striketober isn’t just for the US. Half a million workers in South Korea are prepared to stage a one-day general strike. A spreadsheet in China has gone viral documenting the brutal work hours of workers in tech companies. Thousands of UK workers acro…
Netflix fired the employee who organized a walkout in solidarity with trans workers
Netflix fired an employee who led the company’s trans employee resource group and planned a walkout on October 20, a current and former Netflix employee with knowledge of the situation confirmed to TechCrunch. The termination was first reported by The Verge. Netflix workers planned the walkout to protest statements that its co-CEO Ted Sarandos made […]
The People Who Make Pathfinder Are Forming Tabletop RPG’s First Big Union
Over 30 employees of Pathfinder and Starfinder publisher Paizo Inc. today announced the formation of the United Paizo Workers union with support from the Communication Workers of America, the largest media labor union in the United States. United Paizo…
The future of China’s work culture
In a late-August ruling, China’s supreme court declared one of the country’s most infamous work practices illegal. Known as “996,” the term is shorthand for a work schedule spanning from 9AM to 9PM, six days per week. Though popularized by the country’s soaring tech firms, often evoking images of hip urban startup employees with stock […]
#striketober
Hashtag started by the AFL-CIO. The strike wave in the US has only just begun. From workers at HelloFresh to steelworkers to John Deere to crew workers in the film industry, all are fed up with the status quo. An incomplete list of strikes that have be…
The critique of everyday life in 15 seconds.
Nayanjyoti’s roundup of proletarian TikTok in India for the political webzine Raiot includes videos of rural workers, workers on the long walk home, workers goofing off, construction workers goofing off, reaction videos, lipsynched labor, and synchroni…
Tesla must pay $137 million in discrimination lawsuit
Tesla has been ordered to pay $137 million in damages to a Black former employee who accused the company of ignoring discrimination and racial abuse at the company’s EV plant in Fremont California.
Strike looms over labor conditions on TV and film productions by big streaming services
A dispute over working conditions at “new media” properties like Netflix, Disney+, Apple TV and others may shut down productions across the country if a strike vote by the union succeeds. Thousands of workers on and off set claim they are not receiving appropriate wages, breaks, safety measures and other needs due to a contractual […]
Employee leave startup Cocoon launches after raising $20M in new funding
The platform is available in across all 50 states and is designed for any type of employee leave, like parental, medical, caregiver or bereavement.
SoftBank sinks $200M into Andela, propels company into unicorn territory
CEO Jeremy Johnson sees more competition coming into the global tech talent hiring space as he saw the number of Andela applicants increase 5x in the past six months.