#Workers

Cory Doctorow #BLM

doctorow

Google workers have announced their intention to form a union, under the auspices of @CWAUnion Local 1440. The union is called @AlphabetWorkers (Google maintains the legal and accounting fiction that

The Work Foundation

WorkFoundation

Our analysis found that many mid-career workers (between 25-49) struggle to access training, particularly those in lower skilled occupations. While the Lifetime Skills Guarantee is a positive measure, many who

Gopika Bashi

gopikabashi

Thread: A couple of facts about the situation of women garment workers in #Bangalore since the #COVID19 lockdowns were lifted (heads up: the 'new normal' is truly terrifying) 2021

Edward Ongweso Jr

bigblackjacobin

The international reporting on the gig economy is really just some of the best. Almost impossible for any trace of homegrown PR narratives to thrive for a second when confronted

Gilbert Jackson

youth_unheard

Just shouting "lockdowns work" is meaningless. How do they "work"? It's obvious, if no one ever meets with anyone else, they can't transmit the virus. But what about the many

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StonedSirenn

SEX WORKERS STAY SAFEA THREAD... All too often I see new Sex Workers struggling or putting theirselves in danger & not noticing! So instead of a promo thread, I want

Heidi N. Moore

moorehn

1) No 2) Why is it not noted that these pictures are in a beach vacation spot during a pandemichttps://twitter.com/VogueRunway/status/1348872155782668288 A lot of white celebrities seem to be into this

Ed Conway

EdConwaySky

Duncan is right. Lockdown rules are slightly softer. More key workers. More COVID-compliant workplaces.It feels v plausible there’s less compliance this time around but is that really clear cut from

Kitty Richards

KittyRichardsDC

Thanks @BharatRamamurti for breaking down the paper so well -- States are facing huge shortfalls, and they need fiscal relief, but they also have room to raise revenue and should

Dr Dominic Pimenta 💙 *Please* Just Stay At Home

DrDomPimenta

As some of you know, I am the chair of the Healthcare Workers' Foundation (prev HEROES), founded during the 1st wave, and working hard in the 2nd. Here's a little

Sex Workers Archival Project

ArchivalSex

While the Nordic model is once again in headlines, one may look to other instances in which sex workers' clients faced increased surveillance and criminalization to "end demand." This was

Josh Cook

InOrderOfImport

So why are all of your indie booksellers (and probably all retail workers) weeping? The pandemic did 3 things: Limited staff, shifted sales online, & disrupted our supply chain. Thread

Robb

Korinke

This is a fiasco and I have some firsthand anecdotes I’ll share as a hot take on why we should change course now....https://twitter.com/sfgate/status/1352698810028367872 Prioritizing seniors is great, buuut... - they

Dion O'Neale

droneale

A brief about COVID vaccines and testing and transmission and symptoms. I’ve been hearing comments about how workers like those infected in the latest outbreak need to be vaccinated

Angelica Roman ♕

romangelicaax

I’m angry. Angry at how our government isn’t taking Covid-19 as serious as it should be. I’m angry at the fact that healthcare workers have to LITERALLY gown up from

Chenjerai Kumanyika

catchatweetdown

Let me say this. The concept of "listening" as applied to the leaders of large organizations and their workers is one of the most misunderstood and depoliticizing concepts out here

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