#unionizing

[liberaljane]

Increased accessibility benefits EVERYONE!

Here are some ways YOU can advocate for increased accessibility:

Online:

Use alt-text to describe any images

Record events

Have closed captioning

Share content warnings

Avoid flashing lights or imagery

At Work:

Invest in meaningful Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Initiatives

Provide more PAID time off

Avoid ableist language (like 'lame' or 'crazy')

Provide remote working options

UNIONIZE!

For In-Person Events:

Communicate ANY walking distance (in distance, not minutes!)

Include information about public transit

Provide gender neutral bathrooms

Avoid heavy perfumes or scents

Hire sign language interpreters

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[presidentalpaca]

meta, bytedance, and openai (facebook, tiktok, and chat gpt) have been paying workers in africa $1.50 an hour to moderate their ai. those workers are now unionizing, which has gotten a lot of press. however the really important part will come when those workers begin negotiations. keep an eye out in the future for any support they may need. this is going to be a big fucking battle against these massive, super protected entities just to not be paid starving wages

150 AI Workers Vote to Unionize at Nairobi Meeting

More than 150 workers for Facebook, TikTok and ChatGPT pledged to establish the first African Content Moderators Union

[socialpants]

Big Tech’s Anti-Labor Playbook Has Come for Wikipedia

TLDR: In ten days last month, the Wikimedia Foundation fired the longtime lead developer of MediaWiki and disbanded the team whose entire…

Tl;dr Wikipedia is firing union organizers from it's staff and cutting off volunteers, by disbanding the team handling volunteer contacting (the Community Tech team).

So Wiki workers are planning a strike. Here's the workers' statement:

[darkhorseworkersunited]

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Dark Horse Workers United

Dark Horse Workers United Vision Statement Dark Horse produces pop-culture media that deeply connects with and inspires our diverse audien

#DHWU

[mxjackparker]

One thing people rarely acknowledge about public union disputes is how it impacts the workers after, if demands aren't met and they ultimately lose their jobs.

Future employers are put off by seeing you've unionized... if you did so and your employer fired you as part of union-busting efforts or even shut down your workplace entirely, a cursory google search could be enough to get you rejected from every job you apply for afterwards.

[seilka]

[atypicalartists]

What does starting a union actually take? Matt Klinman and @thelaurenshippen - who have been organizing with the WGA for years - talk about it! And just how truly annoying necessary things sometimes are.