Pachacutec
Pachacutec  ·  2 months ago
Has anyone seen any good discussion or analysis of the potential long term impact the Israeli pager explosives attack may have generally on mass consumer confidence, not only in Israeli tech, but in consumer tech generally?

How on the nose is it to demonstrate so cleanly that the tech you buy is not trustworthy, harms people, is designed to exploit you, and may even. . . kill you? cc @pluralistic

#privacy#tech #ai#Israel#Terrorism#Fascism#Democracy #labor #gaza

LeftyLabourTechToronto
LeftyLabourTechToronto  ·  2 months ago
"The first labour union of game developers in Ontario was formed by staff at Joydrop, only for the majority of employees that voted to reportedly be fired two working days after the victory."

#unions #unionbusting#Ontario #Canada #labour #labor #workersrights #onpoli#OntarioPolitics#CanadianPolitics #cdnpoli #GamingNews #Gaming

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/first-ontario-game-dev-labour-union-formed-at-joydrop-majority-of-staff-who-voted-reportedly-fired

William Lindsey :toad:
William Lindsey :toad:  ·  3 months ago
"What’s really remarkable about the first night of the convention has been the full-throated embrace of labor unions at the convention, with the heads of several important unions making appearances on stage and Shawn Fain of the UAW knocking it out of the park with this t-shirt …."

~ Kevin Kruse

#Democrats#DNC#KamalaHarris #Biden#TimWalz #unions #labor #workers
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https://kevinmkruse.substack.com/p/conventional-wisdom-v

Cory Doctorow
Cory Doctorow  ·  4 months ago

Long thread/6

Bosses are Bizarro-world Marxists. Like Marxists, your boss's worldview is organized around the principle that every dollar you take home in wages is a dollar that isn't available for executive bonuses, stock buybacks or dividends. That's why you boss is insatiably horny for firing you and replacing you with software. Software is cheaper, and it doesn't advocate for higher wages.

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brad m
brad m  ·  4 months ago
@pluralistic And that’s the way it is Thursday, July 25th 2024

#WorkersRights #labor #union#DoorDash#Instacart
“The California Supreme Court on Thursday upheld Proposition 22, the voter initiative that allows #Uber, #Lyft and other #gigeconomy companies to classify drivers for their #ridehailing and #delivery services as independent contractors rather than as #employees”
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2024-07-25/california-supreme-court-prop-22-decision