#labour union

[anarchistin]

His name is Cedric Liechti, afaik he's the "secretary general" of the energy workers's CGT of Paris. He pronounced this speech at the garbage workers picket line which blocks the entry of one of the garbage incinerators in Paris.

tweet and subtitles to the video by @TheCollierPerles

[damnesdelamer]

On the picket line the other day, I saw a former lecturer of mine, and we got talking. Part of the whole dispute we in UCU are involved in is around the fact that Higher Education as a sector has over £40 billion in reserves nationwide, and many universities have chosen to dump that into vanity projects like shiny new buildings (many of which are both exorbitantly expensive and also not fit-for-purpose), rather than invest in staff during the biggest cost of living crisis in living memory.

My former lecturer, a staunch liberal, intimated that £40 billion seems like a lot, so who knows if that money even exists. So I told him, here’s what I do know: three years ago, my managers, who were responsible for allocating a £5 million bid of government funding, ignored the advice of me and another expert on practical teaching equipment, and chose instead to spend more on products from existing contracts. This could be seen as corruption, but technically I think it’s just laziness. But it also amounts to a mutual agreement among university management and external contractors and suppliers to continue to profit off government funds, rather than invest in staff.

Over the last ten years, workers across Higher Education are being paid 25% less in real terms, due to stagnating wages, due to inflation, due to increased cost of living. This is to say nothing of the fallout from covid, or the arguably substantial decline in education standards new students receive (in spite of all the money dumped into new buildings and equipment).

Meanwhile, my institution’s student intake has nearly doubled in the past five years, which both means greater workload and, in theory, greater revenue. But who sees that money? Not me, nor even the lecturers who make twice as much as me, but you can bet that money is going somewhere.

Initially we had no offer of increased pay, then we went on strike and got an offer of 3% (again, in the face of a loss of 25% over the last decade in real terms), and then 5%. These ‘offers’ have been overwhelmingly rejected by UCU members, in part because they prove that that money does exist, and is available for our employers to give us our due. But more importantly, this is not just about pay, and the problems of workloads, pensions, mismanagement, and discrimination, which sparked the current strikes, won’t be solved by throwing money at them.

Nevertheless, slowly but surely, we are making advances. Industrial action works. Support the Unions and support the strikes!

Solidarity forever.

[widthofmytongue]

[hussyknee]

It's this little guy, the internet's favourite fur baby:

Just to sprinkle a little Jorts, Jean and joy on your dash today. Never underestimate the power of a soft paw. ❤️

[theleftycanadianradical]

Pierre Poilievre is no friend to workers. He's a friend to your boss.

[nidarchhattisgarh]

INTUC CHHATTISGARH :- इंटक के राष्ट्रीय महासचिव एवम छत्तीसगढ़ इंटक के प्रदेश अध्यक्ष संजय सिंह व प्रदेश महासचिव जय प्रकाश पर 420 का मामला दर्ज

इंटक के राष्ट्रीय महासचिव एवम छत्तीसगढ़ इंटक के प्रदेश अध्यक्ष संजय सिंह व प्रदेश महासचिव जय प्रकाश पर 420 का मामला दर्ज मजदूर हितैषियों पर लगा शोषण का आरोप  NCG News desk Korba :-  कोरबा। बालको इंटक के कार्यकारी अध्यक्ष एवं प्रदेश अध्यक्ष संजय सिंह और इंटक के महासचिव जय प्रकाश पर पैसे लेकर नौकरी लगाने के नाम पर ठगी करने की शिकायत बालको कर्मी ने थाने में की है। शिकायतकर्ता ने पुलिस को साक्ष्य…

[lesbiansandgayssupporttheminers]

[birdofdawning]

Here's how to help support those making your shows!

[lumaxmayclair]

TIL that UK Labour law is so anti Union that according to this Variety article, in general you will have to continue to work on projects under Equity* contract even if you're a SAG-AFTRA member otherwise you can face consequences such as dismissal or even being sued for breach of contract.

I'm sharing this in case there are questions about why this or that actor seems to continue to work during the strike. We don't know their contract and if it's Equity instead of SAG, they're not scabbing. It's not their fault, it's the fault of the studios in the US and the government in the UK.

*Equity is the UK version of SAG-AFTRA

[myblogscmi]

The role of pharmacy benefit manager in the Pharmacy Benefit Management system

Pharmacy Benefit Management

PBMs are an important part of the pharmaceutical supply chain that few people are aware of, much less understand. Their responsibilities, however, boil down to two main tasks: managing drug formulates for health insurers and negotiating drug prices and rebates with prescription drug manufacturers.The Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) industry is a collection of businesses that act as intermediaries between insurance companies, pharmacies, and drug manufacturers. PBMs are in charge of ensuring that insurers and insurance companies pay lower drug costs.Corporate employers, health plans, labour unions, and other organisations hire PBMs to communicate with drug manufacturers and process prescription claims. In a nutshell, PBMs act as intermediaries between employers, members, drug wholesalers, pharmacies, and pharmaceutical companies, facilitating the best possible health outcomes at the lowest possible cost.

Read More@ https://bit.ly/38w2W4W

[anarchistin]

It’s natural for us, as workers, to want a better deal. However, we can pursue gains today without giving up the goal of a fully democratic, worker-run economy tomorrow. We won’t achieve that lofty goal by making political deals or passing new laws. We can only achieve it by organizing where we are exploited and acting directly to take power back from our exploiters.

Get in touch to unionize

[damnesdelamer]

Together we bargain and alone we beg.

[salted-caramel-tea]

qsmp is dying rb to make it die faster

[afieldinengland]

i’ve become very invested in the weird anti-labour poster campaigns of the 90s-00s

[watercolourcritters]

in this house we love and support unions!!

[ID: marker art of an otter coloured in shades of blue, green, pink and peach. It is sitting on its hind legs and turning to the side with its forepaws clasped together and its tongue sticking out a little. Text reads "It would be sooooo cute if you supported unions" in messy all caps handwriting. The background is plain white, and the artist's signature reads @ watercolourcritters. End ID.]

[plexflexico]

Strike Etiquette:

Please note: This applies to everyone, not just members of a union or a specific union. This applies to you. Yes. You. You, too. Also you. No, you can't use a note from your mom to get out of it.

DO NOT SCAB. EVER. In the case of the WGA, if you scab you will never be allowed to join. Period. No exceptions. Even if that weren't the case, please understand that union protections are not enforced if you're strike-breaking. You will get screwed in perpetuity for a quick buck. Don't fuckin' do it. Don't betray your fellow workers by scabbing. You're placing striking workers in danger and increasing their hardship.

DO NOT CROSS A PICKET LINE UNLESS YOU HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED BY THE STRIKING UNION TO DO OTHERWISE. When nurses or doctors or hospital staff strike they absolutely will instruct the public to cross their picket line. I don't care what your excuse is. It's a shit excuse and you can shove it. Unless you've been told by the striking union it's okay you never, ever, ever, ever cross a picket line in any way.

DO NOT BOYCOTT UNLESS AND UNTIL THE STRIKING UNION CALLS FOR ONE. Unions are backed by smart organisers who know when to start and how to structure a boycott for maximum effectiveness. Trust that unions know what they're on about and FOLLOW THEIR LEAD.

SUPPORT STRIKING WORKERS. Post messages of solidarity on social media. Encourage others to follow strike etiquette. If you can show up and show the striking workers on the picket line your support. Donate to a strike fund. Find out what you can do to help others unionise. Unionise your own workplace if that's feasible.

This has been a public service message from me. Thank you for your time.