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Good headline! (hexbear.net)

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Except I don't think it's true. : ( They probably mean compared with any given year in the last 3 decades.

This was funny: from https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-issues-third-annual-labor-day-report

California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued the third annual Labor Day Report highlighting the California Department of Justice’s (DOJ) ongoing efforts to empower workers in California and across the country. (Italics mine)

This from the state that enacted one of the biggest anti-worker and anti-democratic laws (that would permanently classified Uber/Lyft drivers as contractors and required a SEVEN-EIGHTHS (!!!) majority to over-ride). The measure (called prop 22) has been deemed unconstitional (at least in parts) by appelate courts and is currently in review by Calif Supreme Court.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

sicko-hexbear

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued the third annual Labor Day Report highlighting the California Department of Justice’s (DOJ) ongoing efforts to empower workers in California and across the country. (Italics mine)

Don't look up why California rejected to abolish prison slavery

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh my god yes let me join

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Email a union in your field and offer to salt

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Environmentalism is mine, but im basically like a private contractor/volunteer because there are no stable jobs. Maybe I'll just sign up for something random. Thank you for bringing this to my attention.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

UFCW, SEIU, and UNITE-HERE might want someone to work an "unskilled" job depending on the local.

Depending on what part of environmentalism you're in, there's lab scientist, political organizer and landscaper unions in some places.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As a heads up, working for a union at the lowest level is basically the same experience as working at a "mission-driven" non-profit: you're expected to work for more hours than you're paid for, for "the cause", then burn out and quit after a few years. This is by design, it's how they deal with small budgets and an enthusiastic (exploitable) workforce.

Some of them even promote this while raising the pay and time off for the higher-up bureaucrats. UFCW is one such example. A fairly crap union that I steer everyone away from.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

There are years where three decades happen lenin-heisenberg

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'd actually be interested in knowing figures for people in unions who have authorized strikes, since that might be a more complete figure for the increasing influence of unions. The Teamsters were completely ready to strike, but they didn't get to because they got everything they asked for, and that should count.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Teamsters didn't get everything they asked for. There are still two tiers (just a different set), for example. Bargaining was closed so we don't really know what initial bargaining demands were. And the reform movements were demanding $25/hour base pay, which they didn't get.

Teamsters were bragging about having day-1 strike pay (very rare, means they're flush) and didn't use their power to strike and get more.

UPS execs are very happy about the result.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Is this because of increased labor organization and militancy (good) or because of general economic pressures on everyone and businesses getting less willing to give even moderate concessions (bad)?