Three weeks into strike, Del Monte management closes factory without notice or severance. By using temp agency, they avoid having to provide benefits, pensions, vacations, sick pay, etc (rabble.ca)
Google introduced mandatory training for full-timers on interacting with contractors to ensure it can avoid claims of “co-employment”, make clear that it’s not a “joint employer” (fortune.com)
Freeloader (sh.itjust.works)
https://mastodon.social/@bhasic/112464688887406110
Mercedes official “principles” say executives remain neutral in organizing campaigns. German government investigating Mercedes for illegal union-busting. (www.labornotes.org)
UAW loses Alabama union vote seen as bellwether for organizing autoworkers in the South (www.nbcnews.com)
Republican officials led a vigorous campaign opposing the organizing effort. In the run-up to Friday's vote, six Southern governors, all Republicans, led by Alabama's Kay Ivey, warned about “special interests looking to come into our state and threaten our jobs and the values we live by.”...
Master control yes man: movies, press, advertising, radio... (sh.itjust.works)
https://mastodon.social/@bhasic/112452413991892485
Will Billionaires Destroy Worker Rights?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vO1Q3yyXJ7E
Mercedes management cuts time to discuss quality and safety to force employees to watch anti-union videos (labornotes.org)
Colombia: 64 human rights defenders, social leaders and peace agreement signatories have been killed so far this year (www.industriall-union.org)
UK teacher strike: union would "not accept privatisation of our schools through a politicised Ofsted process" (www.morningstaronline.co.uk)
Mercedes-Benz Tries to Use Jesus for Union-Busting (thedeepdive.ca)
Alabama: companies that voluntarily recognize unions barred from state economic incentives like grants, loans, tax credits (au.news.yahoo.com)
Mercedes Tuscaloosa brings in anti-union pastor, "companies give enough money to churches to purchase their long-term loyalty, and rely on the church leaders to preach an anti-union message." (labornotes.org)
Sweden: IF Metall, with $921 million strike fund, may initiate sympathy strikes at Tesla licence plate company, or Tesla internal staff in administrative, HR, and finance roles (www.reuters.com)
Ohio nurses rally: They use dark money political groups to maintain their stranglehold on our healthcare system, prioritizing profits over the well-being of patients and those who care for them. (www.mariettatimes.com)
Delaware: 2/3 of 400 physicians sign union cards (whyy.org)
Mercedes Tuscaloosa: "I started as a temp making $17.50 an hour. I’m full time now, but I’m still living paycheck to paycheck" (www.peoplesworld.org)
Germany: Construction workers initiate the first strike in 17 years, plan spread to other regions across Germany (aussiedlerbote.de)
Migrants aren't pushing down wages. It's your boss. (sh.itjust.works)
https://mastodon.social/@peterjriley2024/112436295100404451
Apple employees authorize first strike in U.S. retail locations, face retaliation. Petitions for union elections up 35% from Oct 1 to March 31 compared to same period last year. (www.washingtonpost.com)
UK: British Engines employees see wages fall by 18% since 2019, "British Engines’ workers are sick and tired of seeing their pay go down year after year while the company makes millions in profits" (www.unitetheunion.org)
Cambodia Supreme Court supports verdicts against workers for union activities, including 2 years for union president (www.iuf.org)
Australia: 76% of cleaners delay medical treatment, 89% cut back on heating, over half miss meals (unitedworkers.org.au)
Unions Need to Spend Big to Seize the Day (jacobin.com)
