The first post in this disgusting “series” is located here It looks like Iowa’s class traitor governor has indeed signed into law a bill that allows children as low as 14 to work 6 hours a day during the school year. You can read more here - bewarned, the site pops regarding adblockers… Let’s do a little math. 6 hours a day for a 14 year old. School “gets out” around 3pm, maybe?
Another Tech Industry Union? It seems that Sega employees have filed for union election, with the NLRB. They will be known as AEGIS-CWA under the CWA umbrella. This is exciting to me, as a 40-something tech worker. All of my life I have grown and evolved in my career in software and have not seen labor evolve in similar fashions. I distinctly remember telling people, “I work in tech, we’re not unionized for some reason.
image © and source: Bloomberg It’s hardly a secret that the drivers for Amazon are often found pissing in bottles, among other unfortunate things. However, here is some good news. According to an article on MSN, they have joined the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. You can read more about it at MSN.
Starbucks leader grilled by Senate over anti-union actions In an interesting development during the ongoing Starbucks anti-union/labor practice story, the Senate has been grilling the leader. Of note, of course, is Sanders’ discussion - and frankly he’s the only one who seems like he’s been consistent. “The fundamental issue we are confronting today is whether we have a system of justice that applies to all, or whether billionaires and large corporations can break the law with impunity,” Sanders said.
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