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When self-described capitalists don’t actually seem to know what capitalism actually is.

#capitalism #capitalists #workers #unions #labor #markets #scarcity #shortage #WorkersShortage #economics

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"The LA-based Pilipino Workers Center has helped Filipinos win wage theft cases against abusive employers. It has also secured a $35 million budget for education and outreach programs that empower domestic workers, including caregivers, nannies and house cleaners."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/2-million-unpaid-wages-retrieved-for-filipino-workers-in-california/ar-AA1jD04Y

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Adam Conover's activism has been refreshing to see during the writer's strike: not just picketing the studios but educating the public about what a union does and how a strike works at the same time. It's also fun to hear about other entertainers I admire working hard to support the picket lines. #Labor https://jacobin.com/2023/07/adam-conover-wga-strike?utm_source=werd.io&utm_campaign=mastodon&utm_channel=mastodon

Adam Pickets Everything

During the ongoing Hollywood writers’ strike, comedy writer Adam Conover has been a constant presence on picket lines and on social media, explaining what’s at stake for strikers and how the union plans to win. We spoke to him about the strike.
jacobin.com
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Megacorp execs were interviewed about the #WGA strike & were quoted saying their goal was to "break the WGA," and to drag things out "until #union members start losing their apartments and homes"

After corporate counsel reminded the execs of *labor laws*, an update was released saying that actually the execs did not want to make workers homeless in retaliation for exercising labor rights because that would violate #labor laws so its all a big misunderstanding

https://deadline.com/2023/07/writers-strike-hollywood-studios-deal-fight-wga-actors-1235434335/

Hollywood Studios Anticipate Writers Strike Lasting Until October

EXCLUSIVE: Regardless of whether SAG-AFTRA goes on strike this week, the studios have no intention of sitting down with the Writers Guild for several more months. “I think we’re in for a long strik…
Dominic Patten (Deadline)
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I'm Allison, a freelance copyeditor (and sometimes writer & artist) hoping to connect with international comrades who share my enthusiasm for speculative fiction, mountains, disability justice, and ecosocialism.

We might get along if

- you're still wearing PPE,
- you have a favorite plant (bonus points if you wear it as a tattoo),
- you like The Expanse despite its being on Amazon, and/or
- Bernie 2016 broke your heart.

Hope to meet a lot of new folks soon. Glad to be here!

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Hi, I'm Max. I live in # and do # at PCMag where I cover #, #, and #. I also write reviews of # and professionally complain about #. I'm the Unit Chair of the ZDCG # and moonlight as a # organizer. If you want to learn about how to unionize your workplace, plz DM me. I play # badly and think about # literature. I'm spending too much money on #.
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