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Ohio Truck Plant Cuts 1,400 Jobs Days Before Trump Rally
politics5 days ago

Ohio Truck Plant Cuts 1,400 Jobs Days Before Trump Rally

A major truck manufacturing facility in Ohio has eliminated 1,400 positions just days before a scheduled presidential rally in the state. The layoffs, which occurred despite federal tax cuts and tariffs, have intensified local concerns about the cost of living and inflation. While the plant is being acquired by a Canadian firm that promises future expansion, the immediate loss of income has drawn sharp criticism from local politicians and workers who feel federal economic policies have failed to provide meaningful relief.

via Yahoo|
#economy#labor#manufacturing
Kroger Rolls Out Mandatory Uniforms for 400,000 Workers After Decade Without Policy Changes
business8 days ago

Kroger Rolls Out Mandatory Uniforms for 400,000 Workers After Decade Without Policy Changes

Kroger has implemented its first dress code update in ten years, requiring nearly 400,000 in-store employees to wear company-issued shirts featuring the brand's shopping-cart logo. The new attire, available in blue, red, or black depending on the store division, replaces the previous policy where workers wore personal clothing under a company apron. Kroger states the change was driven by feedback from both shoppers and employees, aiming to make staff easier to identify and improve the overall shopping experience. The rollout has been completed, with the company reporting positive initial responses regarding the fit and cohesion of the new look. This policy shift occurs alongside other operational changes, including the redesign of apron straps to reduce neck irritation for workers and a broader strategy to close over 60 underperforming stores across the United States.

via Currently.com|
#business#consumer#kroger
Bay Area and SoCal security guards launch broad pay-and-benefits strike
labor20 days ago

Bay Area and SoCal security guards launch broad pay-and-benefits strike

Nearly 14,000 SEIU-USWW security officers across California began a 4:30 a.m. walkout, striking at contractors that staff facilities for Amazon, Microsoft, Google, OpenAI, Anthropic, Nvidia, Netflix and more in the Bay Area and Southern California, demanding higher pay, retirement benefits, health care and improved training amid concerns about low wages and unfair labor practices; mediation is planned and workers gathered in San Francisco.

via ABC7 Los Angeles|
#california#labor#security
AI policy becomes a flashpoint as Democrats plot safeguards and worker protections
politics20 days ago

AI policy becomes a flashpoint as Democrats plot safeguards and worker protections

As AI reshapes the economy and sparks safety concerns, Democratic and potential White House contenders push for guardrails and worker protections: Arizona Senator Mark Kelly plans legislation to fund workers displaced by AI, while Senator Ruben Gallego calls for a Senate AI select committee. Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro touts real guardrails and transparency, and polls show Democrats facing higher AI anxiety than Republicans. In Michigan, candidates Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers advocate slowing frontier AI, highlighting a mix of national and state-level actions while many local races focus on other issues.

via AP News|
#ai-policy#democrats#labor
Court Filings Expose AI Giants’ Admission: Web at Risk From Stolen-Content Training
technology21 days ago

Court Filings Expose AI Giants’ Admission: Web at Risk From Stolen-Content Training

Unsealed NYT v. OpenAI filings reveal Microsoft and OpenAI executives admitting LLMs are trained on stolen content, cannibalize the sites they copy from, and threaten the web’s economics and workers’ livelihoods; the documents describe a “doom loop” that could undermine publishers and calls into question training practices and fair-use defenses.

via 404media.co|
#ai#copyright#labor
Discord, a mole and a 10% milestone: the Rockstar union-busting tribunal
labor27 days ago

Discord, a mole and a 10% milestone: the Rockstar union-busting tribunal

A UK/Canada dispute sees IWGB accusing Rockstar of firing 34 workers (31 union members, 3 non-members) in October 2025 to disrupt union activity after the union hit the UK’s 10% recognition threshold, allegedly aided by a mole within the union Discord. Rockstar counters the terminations were for misconduct and to protect confidential GTA VI development amid a heightened security culture. The Glasgow employment tribunal is hearing the case through 2026, with filings detailing both sides’ arguments and the evidence they contend supports their positions.

via Game Developer|
#employment-tribunal#iwgb#labor
Blizzard Workers Secure Unified Contract Covering 1,900 Employees With New Protections
labor1 month ago

Blizzard Workers Secure Unified Contract Covering 1,900 Employees With New Protections

Blizzard unionized employees across WoW, Overwatch, Diablo, and other units won a single contract that now covers 1,900 workers and extends to all Blizzard unionized teams. The deal includes strong layoff protections (min 4 weeks severance plus up to 39 weeks, with more based on tenure), broad recall rights (into any qualified role for 14 months), just-cause protections, and preserved remote/hybrid work arrangements. It also sets salary floors ($51,840–$70,400 by city) with some raises up to 34%, and establishes AI protections via a labor-management committee to bargain over AI impacts. While not perfect, the contract is framed as a foundation that could raise standards across the gaming industry and signal ongoing pressure on Blizzard and Microsoft to uphold the terms.

via Aftermath|
#ai#blizzard#labor
Venice 2026 Dazzles with Lee Chang-dong’s Politically Charged Possible Love
entertainment1 month ago

Venice 2026 Dazzles with Lee Chang-dong’s Politically Charged Possible Love

Lee Chang-dong’s Netflix-produced Possible Love premieres at Venice 2026 as a sprawling 164-minute drama that weaves two wealthy and working-class families together through a documentary about labor strife. Drawing formal inspiration from The Decalogue, the film is framed as a sweeping, political, and hypnotic piece that may stand as the festival’s strongest work, with a theatrical release slated for October 23.

via Vulture|
#entertainment#korean-cinema#labor
San Diego Starbucks supervisor pushes to dissolve union after holiday walkout
labor1 month ago

San Diego Starbucks supervisor pushes to dissolve union after holiday walkout

A San Diego Starbucks shift supervisor is leading an effort to disband Starbucks Workers United at his store, claiming workers were excluded from bargaining decisions and that an open-ended Christmas strike left hours in limbo. He gathered signatures from about 64% of roughly 16–18 employees to trigger a vote to remove the union, with the petition now before the National Labor Relations Board. He says he supports unions in principle but objects to perceived missteps, and he has joined a broader coalition advocating union transparency.

via New York Post|
#labor#labor-relations#nlrb
Trump’s anti-union push shocks the labor movement
politics1 month ago

Trump’s anti-union push shocks the labor movement

Despite promises to lift American workers, Trump's first year back in office has included sweeping anti-union moves—from cutting OSHA inspections and delaying silica-dust protections to pushing to strip federal employees of collective bargaining, firing the NLRB chair, and rolling back overtime and minimum-wage protections—sparking accusations from labor leaders that he is the most anti-union president in modern history, while critics say these policies contribute to wage stagnation and job churn.

via The Guardian|
#labor#nlrb#osha