Posts tagged IATSE

    News Article Radio / Pod Cast ● Labor Unionization

    Microsoft’s union pledge, and the new era of organized labor in tech

    June 8, 2022 // Courtney said he sees a direct connection between Microsoft’s announcement, the pending Activision-Blizzard acquisition, and President Joe Biden’s promise to run the most pro-union administration in U.S. history. TODD BISHOP, Marcus Courtney, software tester, principles for employee organizing and engagement with labor organizations, Margaret O’Mara, University of Washington, regulatory approval, video-game testers,

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    News Article ● Labor Strike

    Teachers at the Blue Man Group’s “Progressive” School Strike Over Union Busting

    May 27, 2022 // The private Blue School in New York teaches labor history. Its teachers just walked off the job.

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    News Article Op-ed ● Labor Unionization Unions

    Workers, advocates say Charlotte is ripe for more employee unions to form

    May 6, 2022 //

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    Labor

    Hollywood’s Teamsters Local 399 & Basic Crafts To Begin Contract Talks With AMPTP This Week

    December 5, 2021 //

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    Blog ● Strike

    Columbia student worker union concedes to second round of contract mediation in third week of strike

    November 19, 2021 // Meanwhile, Columbia, along with the UAW, continues to put the financial squeeze on student-workers. After changing the way it distributes stipends at the beginning of the semester, the university has begun withholding striking graduate workers’ stipends, which students rely on to live.

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