July 23, 2024 How to get compensated by Delta for flights grounded by the CrowdStrike outage Everything you need to know about reimbursements, refunds, vouchers, and more—thanks in part to a Delta employee’s intel on Reddit. BY Alex Pasternack Among the many thoughts that drifted through my mind over the course of four long hours … Continue reading How to get compensated by Delta for flights grounded by the CrowdStrike outage
Outage caused by CrowdStrike’s disastrous update affected 8.5 million devices The update left airlines, banks and major companies facing the blue screen of death. cheyenne macdonald Sat, Jul 20, 2024 REUTERS / Reuters The global outage caused by a faulty update from cybersecurity provider CrowdStrike on Friday affected some 8.5 million Windows devices, … Continue reading Outage caused by CrowdStrike’s disastrous update affected 8.5 million devices
July 16, 2024 Michigan farmworkers face precarious work and labor exploitation. Many are migrant and seasonal workers In 2013, the last year for which official records exist in Michigan, the state saw close to 94,000 migrant and seasonal farmworkers. BY The Conversation Michigan is famous for its fruit festivals. Visitors can sample cherries at the National … Continue reading Michigan farmworkers face precarious work and labor exploitation. Many are migrant and seasonal workers
OpenAI strikes deal to put Reddit posts in ChatGPT The deal is similar to the one that Reddit struck with Google just months ago. pranav dixit Fri, May 17, 2024 Reuters / Reuters OpenAI and Reddit announced a partnership on Thursday that will allow OpenAI to surface Reddit discussions in ChatGPT and for Reddit … Continue reading OpenAI strikes deal to put Reddit posts in ChatGPT
April 23, 2024 Google fires 20 more workers who protested its AI and cloud computing deal with Israel At the center of the tech giant’s latest internal turmoil is the $1.2 billion “Project Nimbus.” BY Associated Press Google fired at least 20 more workers in the aftermath of protests over technology the company is supplying the … Continue reading Google fires 20 more workers who protested its AI and cloud computing deal with Israel
March 27, 2024 Unionized Sega employees reach a bargaining agreement with game maker ‘We’re hopeful that in the midst of extensive layoffs, workers across the video game industry will see organizing as a pathway to improve working conditions for all of us,’ said a union representative. BY Chris Morris Less than a year after Sega recognized … Continue reading Unionized Sega employees reach a bargaining agreement with game maker
By Associated Press November 08, 2023 Hollywood’s actors union reached a tentative deal with studios Wednesday to end its strike, bringing an end to months of labor strife that ground the entertainment industry to a historic halt. The three-year contract agreement must be approved by votes from the union’s board and its members in … Continue reading SAG-AFTRA strike is over as actors reach tentative deal with Hollywood studios
By Associated Press September 27, 2023 Tens of thousands of Las Vegas hospitality workers fighting for new union contracts voted Tuesday to authorize a strike that could impact more than three dozen casinos and hotels, the city’s economic backbone.The Culinary Workers Union hasn’t gone on strike in more than three decades. The union didn’t immediately … Continue reading Las Vegas hospitality workers just overwhelmingly authorized a casino and hotel strike
By Associated Press September 26, 2023 VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — President Joe Biden joined United Auto Workers strikers on their picket line Tuesday as their work stoppage against major carmakers hit day 12, a demonstration of support for organized labor apparently unparalleled in presidential history. “You deserve the significant raise you need,” Biden said through a … Continue reading Auto workers strike: Biden just became the first sitting U.S. president to join a picket line
By Chris Morris September 21, 2023 Hope could be on the horizon with the long-running strike by the Writers Guild of America (WGA). The WGA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) issued a rare joint statement Wednesday, noting that the two parties would meet face-to-face again on Thursday. That was … Continue reading There are signs a deal to end the writers’ strike could be signed soon
