Amazon Uses Arsenal of AI Weapons Against Workers

A study of a union election at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, shows that the company weaponizes its algorithmic surveillance tools to prevent organizing.

https://prospect.org/labor/2025-03-13-amazon-uses-arsenal-of-ai-weapons-against-workers/

In 2019, Iceland became one of the first countries to approve a four-day workweek. Here's how things have been going for them.

2021: "Trials of a four-day week in Iceland were an "overwhelming success""

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-57724779

2024: "Iceland’s economy is outperforming most European peers after the nationwide introduction of a shorter working week with no loss in pay."

https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/25/business/iceland-shorter-working-week-economy/index.html

2025: "The effects of the shorter workweek in Iceland have extended far beyond the office."

https://www.wecb.fm/in-2019-iceland-approved-the-4-day-workweek-nearly-6-years-later-all-predictions-by-generation-z-have-come-true/

With #Trump & #Musk seeking to crash the #economy & decimate #socialsecurity, the #GOP in #Congress shouts #USA while the #Democrats pray for mid-term #elections. Trump received less than 50% of the votes for his "mandate".

https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-musk-intentionally-crashing-economy

"Elon #Musk’s #DOGE is reportedly automating government tasks with an AI chatbot as it continues to slash the federal workforce...One employee told the outlet the AI tool was 'about as good as an intern' and gave 'generic and guessable answers.'”

Fortune https://www.yahoo.com/news/elon-musk-doge-reportedly-automating-115727563.html
#WorkersRights #USPolitics

"Nearly 200 Captivating Photographs Spotlight a Century of Protest in Britain
"Titled “Resistance,” a new exhibition curated by filmmaker Steve McQueen examines 100 years of struggles against the status quo, from women’s suffrage to the war in Iraq."

Eli Wizevich, History Correspondent [Smithsonian Magazine https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/nearly-200-captivating-photographs-spotlight-a-century-of-protest-in-britain-180986174/ #WorkersRights #Environment

Farm certification could make Canada’s farms fairer for migrant workers
#Canada #Agriculture #Farming #WorkerRights #FairFarming #MigrantWorkers #FarmCertification #LabourRights #Migrant #WorkersRights #EthicalSourcing #TemporaryMigrants #FarmWorkers
https://the-14.com/farm-certification-could-make-canadas-farms-fairer-for-migrant-workers/

“The president I voted for, the man who says ‘Let’s make America great again, let’s help small businesses grow,’ that man is going to put me out of business.”

Washington Post https://www.yahoo.com/news/bet-life-savings-paper-straws-161301480.html
#WorkersRights #ClimateCrisis #USPolitics

#workersrights
#labour
#badcomms

https://youtu.be/dzDzLFvL0Gk?si=ER2vDmD_6NxrKYCM

"when he’s [#Trump] in stand-up mode, as he was for much of Tuesday night, he’s a #bully comic. And the lines he serves up aren’t so much funny as they are weaponized against those he and his followers consider the enemy."

MSNBC https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trump-address-congress-comedy-capitol-al-green-rcna194785
#WorkersRights #ClimateCrisis #USPolitics

"The #Trump administration laying off National #Weather Service forecasters makes us less safe,” said Governor Beshear. [KY] 'We’ve had 13 federally declared disasters since I’ve been governor. This last one took the lives of 23 people. It would have taken the lives of so many more but the National Weather Service predicted it. We had over a week to get boat crews out. They made a thousand rescues in 24 hours.'”
#WorkersRights #ClimateCrisis #USPolitics