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34 Lawmakers Say Strikes Put Pensions at Risk, Worker Demands Must Be Met
Dozens of Arizona lawmakers signed on to a letter calling on Blackstone to meet striking hotel workers' demands to preserve pensions.
‘Disrespectful to the Craft:’ Actors Say They’re Being Asked to Sign Away Their Voice to AI
Motherboard spoke to multiple voice actors and advocacy organizations, some of which said contracts including language around synthetic voices are now very prevalent.
Twitter Employees Call Elon Musk’s Bluff
After Elon Musk threw Twitter into disarray by firing thousands of employees and thousands of contractors across core teams and infrastructure, hundreds decided they would rather resign than stay in Musk's shitstorm.
NLRB’s Top Lawyer Wants to Crack Down on Electronic Surveillance in the Workplace
General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo warned that employers are using surveillance and automated management practices to block workers from exercising their basic rights.
Biden Proposal to Make Gig Workers Employees Sinks Uber and Lyft Stock
The proposed rule rolls back a Trump administration rule that made it easier to classify workers as independent contractors, while reintroducing a test that
Apple Accused of ‘Interrogating’ Pro-Union Employees by National Labor Review Board In Complaint
Over the past few months, companies have been ramping up their anti-union activities amid a swell of labor organizing.
Company Tells Employees: Work ‘Voluntary’ Overtime or Go to Jail
After workers organized to refuse voluntary overtime shifts, the employer filed a labor complaint that resulted in the action being labeled an illegal strike.
Striking Seattle Workers Win Against Surveillance Cameras in Vehicles
Sandwich company Homegrown put artificial intelligence powered cameras in drivers' vehicles. Now drivers will be allowed to cover them up.
This Startup Is Selling Tech to Make Call Center Workers Sound Like White Americans
In a demo with Motherboard, Sanas executives had an employee call in from India and switched on its software to make them sound American.
Working a Shitty Job Is Linked to Mental Decline When You're Old, Study Says
A new study from Columbia finds that low wages in middle age can accelerate cognitive decline in older age.
Government Sues Former McDonald’s Employees to Comply With Subpoenas About Surveilling Workers
Former members of McDonald's "Global Intelligence Team" must testify about “social media, security, intelligence-gathering, and/or other modalities to surveil employees who have been engaged in the Fight For $15 Campaign.”
Conservative Democrat Introduces Labor Bill That Would Exempt Millions from a Minimum Wage
The bill would lock workers out of basic labor rights and protections, while preventing states from enforcing higher standards.