Strike Fund to support work stoppage raises over $100,000 in 12 hours.
Labor board orders a do-over in Amazon warehouse union election
Initial union election failed by a wide margin earlier this year.
California Governor signs bill aimed at unsafe warehouse quotas
California Governor Gavin Newsom this week signed a bill aimed at protecting warehouse workers from unsafe quotas. The bill, which cites issues around bathroom breaks, rest periods and other safety laws, has been seen as a repudiation of longstanding complaints against workplace conditions at Amazon fulfillment centers. Introduced by Assembly Member Lorena Gonzalez in February, […]
Screenwriters directory
The Writers Guild of America “Find a Writer” search is fun. IMDb has a ton of ads these days and the WGA site is, in contrast, calm and text-based. See TV and movie writing credits for writers such as Naren Shankar, Gretchen J. Berg, Glen A. Larson, Su…
An Oral History of the Kickstarter Union
An Oral History of the Kickstarter Union. Contributed by Clarissa Redwine. Kickstarter United is the first major tech workforce in the United States to achieve unionization in the face of antagonistic management. You can click through for transcripts, …
Amazon’s anti-union conduct made free election “impossible,” NLRB officer finds
Report cites mailbox under cameras and anti-union materials at mandatory meetings.
Pittsburgh Google contractors ratify deal with HCL
Nearly two years ago, contractors for Google’s Pittsburgh operations voted to join the United Steelworkers union in a bid to secure more labor rights representation. It was an early example of a building union movement for tech workers across the spectrum. But as other hard-fought battles have been waged among blue and white collar workers […]