#labor action

[victusinveritas]

Comic credit to @chaotic_axolotl on Tiktok.

[newyorkthegoldenage]

Seamen's strike at Union Square, December 12, 1936.

Photo: Granger on Demand

[gean-grey-blog]

I've been digging up old House stuff to archive her and on Ao3 and I found the link to the House fandom organizing page for the 2007 Writer's Strike. I was 16, it was my first labor action, because of toxic old man yaoi 😂

It was almost 20 years ago. So much has changed. But like. So much hasn't.

Strike leaders and people in touch with fans reached out to fan communities to tell us how to be effective. Writers and actors auctioned interviews to raise money for strike funds. Hell, David Shore was showrunner for a show about an autistic doctor and joined the strike as a labor leader

ffwga_house

ffwga_house - the new blog in LiveJournal. There should be new interesting records soon.

[immabitqueer]

ALL STRIKES ARE GOOD STRIKES

I don't care how big of an actor or how many writing credits someone has, they created all the money that the project they participated in has made and they still get a relatively small cut of the products of their own labor. Any strike is a means (and usually the only means) in which laborers can get more of what they made back. And what's really important is that other fields of labor will see this and realize that they can benefit from labor action and organization, too. Another great moment to realize that a millionaire is still closer to you than a billionaire is to a millionaire. Writers and actors are irreplaceable in their fields and without them the entire movie industry falls apart, that is what this strike is about.

[workersolidarity]

Auto workers launch historic strike against Detroit’s Big Three – People's World

Auto workers launch historic strike against Detroit’s Big Three

DETROIT—The United Auto Workers started their strike against Detroit’s Big 3 car companies—Ford, GM and Stellantis/FiatChrysler—when their c

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Strike action news!

"a note to Washington Post readers: On Dec. 7, we ask you to respect our walkout by not crossing the picket line: For 24 hours, please do not engage with any Post content. That includes our print + online news stories, podcasts, videos, games and recipes."

A letter to our readers

[allthecanadianpolitics]

No GO bus service on Monday if transit workers go on strike: Metrolinx

Metrolinx says there will be no GO bus service on Monday if thousands of transit workers go on strike.

“Our members have made it utterly clear. We will not accept a deal unless it addresses our primary concern, which is contracting out,” ATU Local 1587 president Rob Cormier said in a statement.

“These basic protections against contracting out are the norm at every other transit agency in our region to ensure that experienced, workers are on the job to ensure the safety of the buses. Without these protections, Metrolinx can contract to outside companies.”

Speaking to CP24 Friday afternoon, Cormier said he is still optimistic that the strike could be averted. He noted the union has booked a hotel, hoping to get a new contract with Metrolinx this weekend.

“We plan to work all weekend. We want to get a deal for our members. Our last resort is to go on strike,” Cormier said.

About 700 of the union’s members are bus operators.

In a statement, Metrolinx, the Crown agency responsible for GO Transit, said it is “disappointed” that its offer was rejected and a strike is being planned.

“We will be working throughout the weekend to get an agreement and remain open to discussing ways forward with our ATU employees,” Metrolinx spokesperson Anne Marie Aikins said.

While there will be no GO bus service on Monday if the strike proceeds, GO trains will continue to operate as scheduled.

Aikins said 15 per cent of GO customers use the buses.

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