…According to AP News, an estimated 40,000 union members attended a rally on Thursday outside Samsung’s Pyeongtaek, South Korea chip manufacturing facility. If the union and management can’t come…
Labor If the myth of tech over the past decade has been one of constant innovation, algorithmic scale, and new products and devices that “simply work,” the truth is that all of those illusions were made possible by the obfuscation of labor: the contract content moderators who sanitize the feeds of … …
… Both the Tech Guild and the Times Guild which represents 1,500 editorial, ad sales, and support staff at the Times filed unfair labor practice charges against the Times, saying that company violated labor law by refusing to respond to their requests for information around AI use at the outlet. …
… Shortages of Samsung’s chips could get even worse if it can’t come to an agreement with its labor union, which is planning an 18-day strike starting May 21st.
… Japanese animation legend Hayao Miyazaki famously called AI “an insult to life itself,” and labor unions representing animators from multiple countries organized a protest against generative AI at the 2025 Annecy Animation Film Festival. …
… And politically, a growing number of normally misaligned industry groups are echoing the banks in opposition to the Clarity Act, for a variety of reasons; the police unions think that it would prevent law enforcement from tracking money laundering, and the labor unions think it will drain workers’ … …
… A retro themed, dystopian, Blade Runner-esque side scroller / shooter / platformer and it is SO addictive.” — Kent “With the death of Allbirds, I’ve been rocking Oofos tennis shoes, which are a fantastic recovery shoe for the beach, the office, and definitely after the long run at the end of the we… …
… But we’re going to say to you, employee, that you can represent us, the state, which can enforce all these same laws in the state labor department, and you’re representing us in a lawsuit against the company. …