#LABOR

Leader McConnell

senatemajldr

Senate Democrats just blocked urgent money for a popular, bipartisan job-saving program which they themselves literally coauthored with us two weeks ago. I complimented both sides and asked to increase

One of many

robin_pugh

So, the admin of CCSF, along with their lawyers and presumably the Board of Trustees, have proposed to lay off 163 full time faculty, and revealed a plan yesterday to

Erik Loomis

ErikLoomis

This Day in Labor History: April 5, 1938. The Supreme Court rules in NLRB v. Mackay Radio and Telegraph Company that companies can hire permanent strikebreakers. Let's talk about how

Erik Loomis

ErikLoomis

This Day in Labor History: April 7, 1947. Telephone operators for the major phone companies walked off the job in a strike that led to the formation of the Communication

amid amidi

amid

THREAD: One of the problems with Twitter (& social media in general) is not only users who post false info but the thousands of others who signal boost the false

😷Social distancing stan account, MD 🤙

BYU_craiggers

On another odd Sabbath I'm spending a lot of time thinking about what it means to honor "the Lord's Day." As a physician, no one ever questions my commitment to

Y’all Fescue

LynnSosnoskie

Saw a tweet complaining about apples left on trees in an orchard because they were not a desirable size for the supermarket and that is what is wrong with the

Karla Monterroso 💉💉🎉

karlitaliliana

900k open tech position in the country, only educating 56k CS majors a year and 24k bootcamp grads means you want to create a culture that can utilize every available

Eli Nachmany

EliNachmany

Yikes. I get the issue they’re gesturing at (misclassification of workers and systematic undercompensation of gig labor), but these kinds of sweeping bills always end up causing more problems than

Nils Gilman

nils_gilman

If you want to understand why Northern Italy ended up the first western epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, this is the place to starthttps://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/04/16/the-chinese-workers-who-assemble-designer-bags-in-tuscany A geographic

Betony Jones

BetonyJones

Climate people: As someone who models the employment effects of climate policy, I’m here to say you don’t need jobs or economic analysis for your proposed climate solutions! >>> You

Karen Trang

trenning_

aight making this thread as studying vent/shitposting inside the teachings of international business. gonna flag that it's not the most exciting thing and tend to be largely on the logistics

Mythri Jegathesan

MythriJega

I didn’t post on #InternationalTeaDay because I’ve been celebrating it on December 15. This day was recognized by #tea workers, #unions and activists in tea growing countries around the world

agoraphobic

charfefe

starting a garden has given me such a deep appreciation for the food i eat everyday. it’s one thing to read about how your food gets made it’s another to

Adrian Zenz

adrianzenz

THREAD: In this NYT op-ed, I place the new discoveries about coercive labor training & transfer in Tibet in the wider context of Beijing's evolving ethnic minority policy. My core

Erik Loomis

ErikLoomis

This Day in Labor History: June 18, 1954. The CIA-led coup against Guatemalan leader Jacobo Arbenz succeeds, undermining the Guatemalan workers movement with active assistance from the American Federation of