Pixar’s Layoffs Came Days After Receiving a $26 Million Tax Credit.
The purpose of California’s film tax credit is to encourage studios to create and retain production jobs in the state.
The history behind your favourite William Morris designs
At a time when factories were reshaping society, Morris and his contemporaries believed mass production was damaging not only the lives of workers, but also the beauty and meaning of…
Starbucks’ Union Busting is Bad for Business
Via more perfect union
Your Boss is Stealing From You
Your boss could be stealing tens of thousands of dollars straight out of your paycheck. Every year, an estimated 10-30% of employers rig the system by misclassifying their workers as…
This utopia has one big drawback
No Sex. Unlimited Baskets.
HistoryExtra podcast: Going on strike in ancient Rome
Strikes and unions may seem like modern inventions, but they’ve existed for much longer than many of us realise. Historian Sarah E Bond talks to Jon Bauckham about how people…
Ubisoft unions call for international strike
Five unions in France have proposed a mass walkout in February in response to widespread cost-cutting and a return-to-office mandate.
Arts & Ideas Podcast: Marriage
Why marry? Jane Austen began her novel Pride and Prejudice with the observation "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must…
On This Day in Working Class History: 1 December 1919: Trinidad and Tobago general strike
On This Day in Working Class History