The first video game studio in the US to unionize is shutting down. On Wednesday, Beast Breaker developer Vodeo Games announced it had failed to secure funding to produce an additional release beyond its debut title. “Despite a year of avid efforts, we’ve been unable to secure funding for our next project from publishers and […]
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Will Grad Students Lose the Right to Unionize Under Trump?
Trevor Hull wakes up every morning and goes to a lab where he mixes chemicals together, using materials like lead and cadmium to synthesize other substances. A man who he calls his boss sometimes gives him directions and orders, and he’s paid on a bi-weekly basis. He says he feels like he works at a […]
Federal judge blocks Seattle ordinance to help Uber & Lyft drivers unionize
Published time: 5 Apr, 2017 03:40 A first-of-its-kind city law forcing Uber and Lyft drivers in Seattle to become employees instead of independent contractors, in order to negotiate with a city-sanctioned union, has been temporarily blocked by a federal judge. Seattle, Washington, would’ve been the first US city to make ride-sharing drivers union-eligible employees, but […]
Elon Musk accuses the UAW of paying an employee to unionize Tesla
Earlier today, a Tesla employee wrote a post on Medium alleging that he and fellow Tesla employees at the company’s Fremont, California manufacturing facility endure “excessive mandatory overtime,” lower-than-average pay, and frequent injuries. Tesla CEO Elon Musk responded to the claims in a series of private Twitter messages to Gizmodo by calling the employee, who […]
