From 2003: Coca-Cola boycott launched after killings at Colombian plants
an article from 2003 that shows just what giant corporations are willing to do to destroy workers rights to bargain collectively.
Blood in the Machine
Brian Merchant on the Luddites and their view on technology and work.
A Millionaire CEO Is Getting Ripped Apart For Saying Workers Are Paid Too Much And Massive Layoffs Will Curb Their ‘Arrogance’
Millionaire douche bag who said millennials couldn't afford a house because they ate too much avocado toast says a new even more terrible thing.
Are Bosses Dictators?
A philosopher argues that millions of Americans are subject to tyranny in the workplace.
This machine needs us but doesn’t care about us
“I think the pandemic really gave industry workers a footing to stand on and get started,” Hanley went on. “People were patting industry workers on the back, saying we’re ‘essential’…
Diversity Efforts Lead to Salary Hikes
While professionals of color are hopeful about the wage increases as one step toward addressing these various issues in their workplaces, they remain cautious. “I just want a comfortable working…
The politics of everyday life: leisure
In Capital Volume III, Karl Marx suggested that “the realm of freedom actually begins only where labour which is determined by necessity and mundane considerations ceases”. The true realm of…
Cops aren’t workers
police are used to maintain capital.
Fast Food Giant Claims Credit For Killing $15 Minimum Wage
The company’s boasts come just a few months after a government report found that some of its chains had among the highest percentage of workers relying on food stamps. Inspire…
Documents Show Amazon Is Aware Drivers Pee in Bottles and Even Defecate En Route, Despite Company Denial
One document from January, marked “Amazon Confidential,” details various infractions by Amazon employees, including “public urination” and “public defecation.” The document was provided to The Intercept by an Amazon employee…