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NYT Faces a Union-Driven Battle Over AI-Powered Monitoring
ai13 minutes ago

NYT Faces a Union-Driven Battle Over AI-Powered Monitoring

Unionized tech staff at The New York Times allege management violated their contract by using internal AI tools (DX and Glean) to monitor individual performance, triggering unfair labor practice charges and fueling a broader debate about AI in newsrooms; the Times says it will respond through its standard bargaining process as it negotiates a new contract that would require human oversight, transparent AI use, and compensation for AI training.

via The Verge|
#ai#labor#new-york-times
Quantic Dream Braces For Cuts After Spellcasters Chronicles Flop
news6 days ago

Quantic Dream Braces For Cuts After Spellcasters Chronicles Flop

A French union blasts Quantic Dream’s leadership after Spellcasters Chronicles, the studio’s first live-service game in eight years, flops, is pulled from Steam, and its servers will go offline in June, potentially triggering up to 95 layoffs. The union blames mismanagement and business decisions, while Quantic Dream cites external factors and says Star Wars Eclipse will be unaffected as staff questions who moves between projects during the studio’s pivot.

via Kotaku|
#layoffs#live-service#news
Samsung union threatens 18-day strike over bonus caps, risking global memory-chip supply
technology7 days ago

Samsung union threatens 18-day strike over bonus caps, risking global memory-chip supply

Nearly 48,000 Samsung workers, mostly chip plant staff, threaten an 18-day walkout over demands to abolish the 50% cap on annual bonuses and to set aside 15% of operating profit for a worker bonus pool, with changes binding beyond this year. Samsung offered one-off higher bonuses this year and argued against removing the cap; rival SK Hynix has higher bonus practices after removing caps, fueling union pressure. If the strike proceeds, it could disrupt DRAM/NAND production amid a global shortage and harm Korea’s economy, though a court injunction requires essential staffing of about 7,087 workers.

via The Guardian|
#bonuses#memory-chips#samsung-electronics
Post-Gazette Slashes Half Its Newsroom After Nonprofit Buyout
business25 days ago

Post-Gazette Slashes Half Its Newsroom After Nonprofit Buyout

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s new nonprofit owners, the Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism, plan to cut about half of the newsroom, with major hits to photography and high school sports, prompting frustration from staff after a brief re-interview process. Some union members allege the moves target union activists, while Venetoulis argues the downsizing is necessary to stabilize the paper financially; the union and officials are exploring alternative local journalism models via the Pittsburgh Alliance for People Empowered Reporting (PAPER) as the newsroom transitions toward sustainability and potential gradual rebuilding.

via 90.5 WESA|
#business#layoffs#newsroom
Union Alleges Deliberate Nacon Plan Behind Spiders Liquidation, Calls for Boycott
business26 days ago

Union Alleges Deliberate Nacon Plan Behind Spiders Liquidation, Calls for Boycott

The STJV union accuses Nacon’s management of a premeditated liquidation of Spiders—the GreedFall 2 studio—costing 71 jobs and implying workers’ livelihoods are being deliberately sacrificed; it says Spiders was kept as an internal shell with no royalties or future contracts, and urges a boycott of Nacon while awaiting a comment from the publisher.

via Rock Paper Shotgun|
#business#greedfall-2#liquidation
Apple shuts its first unionized U.S. store, union warns of busting
business1 month ago

Apple shuts its first unionized U.S. store, union warns of busting

Apple will permanently close three U.S. stores in June, including Towson Town Center in Maryland—the first Apple location in the U.S. unionized—while Trumbull and North County staff will transfer to nearby stores per the union contract; Towson workers may apply for open roles or receive severance if no new store opens within 50 miles within 18 months. IAM CORE says the move could be union-busting and is exploring legal options.

via MacRumors|
#apple#business#iam-core
NYU Non-Tenure-Track Faculty Strike Ends as Union Wins Raises and Job Security
labor2 months ago

NYU Non-Tenure-Track Faculty Strike Ends as Union Wins Raises and Job Security

NYU reached a tentative five-year contract with about 950 non-tenure-track faculty represented by CFU-UAW, ending a strike that began earlier this week. The deal includes minimum raises of $14,000 by the next academic year, with 95% of members projected to earn more than $100,000, and 3.5% annual raises retroactive to September 2025. It also addresses salary compression and includes guardrails on AI use and academic freedom, pending ratification by union members.

via THE CITY - NYC News|
#faculty#labor#non-tenure-track