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We now have a general Labor focused community. Please feel free to contribute. (lemmy.ml)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by jackalope@lemmy.ml to c/unions@lemmy.ml
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/14381867

The /c/unions community kept getting non union general labor interest posts and shockingly there are not really many general labor focused communities on Lemmy. So I've made one here.

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Largest union in trade publishing history forms in HBG. Penguin Random House raises company base pay to compete with unionized companies. (www.publishersweekly.com)
submitted 2 days ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/unions@lemmy.ml
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“An Attack on All of Us”: Labor Rallies at Courthouse for the Minnesota 15 (workdaymagazine.org)
submitted 1 week ago by rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/unions@lemmy.ml
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/44823275

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Conflict over austerity and neoliberalism sees government defending democracy from attacks by "criminals, gang members, and thugs" (the working class) (springmag.ca)
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French video game makers on strike for workplace democracy. Executives "lounge in their mansions with indoor pools" while developers file for unemployment (www.yahoo.com)
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Workers Resist Statement on the Federal Indictments of (15) Anti-ICE Activists (workersresist.substack.com)
submitted 3 weeks ago by rockSlayer@lemmy.world to c/unions@lemmy.ml
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/48282218

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Minnesota Trade Unionists Among Those Targeted in Federal Indictments of ICE Observers (workdaymagazine.org)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/48261358

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Amazon driver ordered to stop posting videos against Amazon's contractor policy, then fired (www.thecityreporter.nyc)
submitted 3 weeks ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/unions@lemmy.ml
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CWA union meetup at Labor Notes 2026 (lemmy.ml)
submitted 3 weeks ago by rockSlayer@lemmy.world to c/unions@lemmy.ml
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/48221109

Nearly 300 CWA members attended Labor Notes from all across the country this year, including CWA local 7250 which endorsed and helped organize the massively successful mass strike on Jan 23 of this year!

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They didn’t get there by asking nicely. Los Angeles cooks, servers, bartenders, and dishwashers now the highest-paid stadium workers in the country (beige.party)
submitted 3 weeks ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/unions@lemmy.ml
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Palm oil workers and children massacred in church. Government blames drug traffickers, rural unions blame multinational corporations (palmoildetectives.com)
submitted 1 month ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/unions@lemmy.ml
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Teachers assume control of toll booths and allow drivers to pass for free (aristeguinoticias.com)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/unions@lemmy.ml
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LA-area stadium workers to vote on strike a week before World Cup begins (www.theguardian.com)
submitted 1 month ago by HailSeitan@lemmy.world to c/unions@lemmy.ml
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Workers say they deserve a greater share of the windfall and want protection from ICE and invasive data collection

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"That's roughly $32,000 per worker out of your paycheck... The money to pay you a living wage is there" (www.youtube.com)
submitted 1 month ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/unions@lemmy.ml
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Government seizes protester during student and union protests in Chile (lemmy.ml)
submitted 1 month ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/unions@lemmy.ml
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https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/6/1/aje-onl-nf_clip_violent-protests-erupt-in-chile-010626

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Chris Smalls Is Still Fighting the Bosses (www.currentaffairs.org)
submitted 1 month ago by zdhzm2pgp@lemmy.ml to c/unions@lemmy.ml
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United States put on global rights watchlist for the first time. AFL-CIO issues warning about state of American democracy (aflcio.org)
submitted 1 month ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/unions@lemmy.ml
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Reportback by #labor delegates from #Atlanta, #Georgia, #USA about their recent solidarity visit to #Cuba (lemmy.ml)
submitted 1 month ago by pete_link@lemmy.ml to c/unions@lemmy.ml
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cross-posted from: https://expressional.social/users/Peter_Link/statuses/116672634085694765

Reportback by #labor delegates from #Atlanta, #Georgia, #USA about their recent solidarity visit to #Cuba

#NoWarOnCuba
#USHandsOffCuba
#news #politics #USpol
@cuba

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General strike against neoliberal government: This is what Bolivia's highways look like at the moment, union members in each community take turns at the barricades. (lemmy.ml)
submitted 1 month ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/unions@lemmy.ml
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https://mstdn.ca/@dbattistella/116660102389947737

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Samsung strike "opens Pandora's box": Kakao employees demanding 13%-15% of operating profit for bonuses. LG Uplus and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries employees want 30% of operating profit (ca.news.yahoo.com)
submitted 1 month ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/unions@lemmy.ml
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Thousands of university IT employees join union to make it the largest tech worker union in the US (www.bloodinthemachine.com)
submitted 1 month ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/unions@lemmy.ml
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Meta begins monitoring employee mouse and keyboard input to train AI. Over a thousand employees sign petition against it. (www.entrepreneur.com)
submitted 1 month ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/unions@lemmy.ml
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Local school district accused of corruption amid contract negotiations (youtu.be)
submitted 1 month ago by the_wizard_of_0Z@lemmy.ca to c/unions@lemmy.ml
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Cross posted from https://lemmy.ca/post/65195363

A local teachers union is accusing its school district of corruption amid ongoing contract negotiations. And now, the Cahokia Federation of Teachers says it has the documentation to back up those allegations.

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Hasbro management hires union-busting law firm Fisher Phillips while Wizards of the Coast employees unionize (bsky.app)
submitted 1 month ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/unions@lemmy.ml
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Railroad strike: US media never mention names and local numbers of unions so people can look directly at union pages for news. Even "left" news leans towards management. (mas.to)
submitted 1 month ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/unions@lemmy.ml
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