CYBER: Hot Labor Summer
From the Hollywood strike to the teamsters, labor movements in the U.S. are having a moment. Continue reading CYBER: Hot Labor Summer
Category Archives: labor
Striking Writers Are on the Front Line of a Battle Between AI and Workers
“If we don’t strike for this right now, the AI technology will advance so quickly that it will no longer be possible to negotiate a fair contract in the context of AI.” Continue reading Striking Writers Are on the Front Line of a Battle Between AI and Workers
Writers Are Becoming ‘AI Prompt Engineers,’ a Job Which May or May Not Exist
Freelancers say they’re quitting to become ChatGPT whisperers. But is it a legitimate career path, or just another short-lived gold rush? Continue reading Writers Are Becoming ‘AI Prompt Engineers,’ a Job Which May or May Not Exist
People Are Playing ‘Strikle’ Instead of ‘Wordle’ In Solidarity With The New York Times Union Walk-Out
Wordle fans who don’t want to cross a picket line can still get their fix thanks to a strike-themed version called Strikle. Continue reading People Are Playing ‘Strikle’ Instead of ‘Wordle’ In Solidarity With The New York Times Union Walk-Out
Australian Workers Are the Latest International Apple Staff to Unionise
Unionised Apple workers in Australia told VICE World News that they plan to protest poor pay by refusing to sell certain products or to work at all. Continue reading Australian Workers Are the Latest International Apple Staff to Unionise
Chick-fil-A Is Asking for ‘Volunteers’ to Work for 5 Chicken Sandwiches Per Hour
North Carolina Chick-fil-A so hard up for people to work the lunch rush that it’s asking for volunteers from the community. Continue reading Chick-fil-A Is Asking for ‘Volunteers’ to Work for 5 Chicken Sandwiches Per Hour
America’s Freight Train Drivers Are Exhausted and Overworked
A new attendance policy has made the life of train conductors and engineers a nightmare, and there’s nothing they can do about it. Continue reading America’s Freight Train Drivers Are Exhausted and Overworked
What’s Behind the Biggest US Strike Wave in a Generation
Thousands of workers across America are striking for better wages and working conditions. Continue reading What’s Behind the Biggest US Strike Wave in a Generation
OnLoop launches with $5.5M to inject some fun into performance reviews
OnLoop consistently gathers employee feedback and goals so that the company has better insights into how both individuals and teams are doing. Continue reading OnLoop launches with $5.5M to inject some fun into performance reviews
The Org nabs $20M led by Tiger Global to expand its platform based on public organizational charts
LinkedIn normalized the idea of making people’s resume’s visible to anyone who wanted to look at them, and today a startup that’s hoping to do the same for companies and how they are organized and run is announcing some funding. The Org, which wants to build a global, publicly-viewable database of company organizational charts — […] Continue reading The Org nabs $20M led by Tiger Global to expand its platform based on public organizational charts