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)
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)
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)
Will Billionaires Destroy Worker Rights?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vO1Q3yyXJ7E
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)
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)
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)
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)
The owner - the man who invested his capital - he's important - in fact he's the whole cheese (sh.itjust.works)
https://mastodon.social/@bhasic/112430446839042811
Unions Need to Spend Big to Seize the Day (jacobin.com)
IWGB establishes first union in UK for workers in tabletop and board game industry (iwgb.org.uk)
Organizing at Grinnell: "whether that’s for an autoworker in Detroit, a Grinnell student worker, a Teamster or a teacher or a journalist it doesn’t matter. We’re all in the same fight together" (jacobin.com)
Boeing locks out its firefighters; in solidarity, picket lines joined by Teamsters, Boeing engineers (SPEEA), longshore workers, electricians, ironworkers, and pipefitters (labornotes.org)
Argentina general strike: The Argentinian media, aligned with the Milei government, have responded by launching an anti-union campaign with the aim of promoting antipathy towards trade unions (www.itfglobal.org)
Apple union-busting: confiscated union flyers, interrogated employees, mandatory meetings with coercive statements against employees, accused of excluding union members from benefits (www.forbes.com)
Mexico: Teachers to launch nationwide strike against neoliberalism and disappeared activists. Previous strike led to jailing of leaders, mass firing of teachers, and Nochixtlán Massacre (kolektiva.social)
Argentina: government targeting rights, such as collective bargaining, that support greater fairness and equality, while threatening those who protest with repression and criminalisation (sh.itjust.works)
https://www.ituc-csi.org/Argentina-why-we-stand-in-solidarity