#worker solidarity news

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I’m so happy for them

[Image Description: Castiel from Supernatural is saying I love you, underneath is an image of Dean Winchester with the caption: “After four months of striking the WGA has a reached a tentative agreement & finalizing the contract. If all goes well writers will get to return to work with better pay and protections. They did it. Go unions”]

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[politijohn]

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[dandelionsresilience]

Dandelion News - November 8-14

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1. Agrivoltaics for sustainable food, energy and water management in East Africa

“[… C]ertain crops […] thrived under the partial shade provided by solar panels. The shade also helped to reduce water loss through evaporation, leading to more efficient water usage. Additionally, rainwater harvested from the panels could be used to supplement irrigation needs.”

2. The world’s largest wildlife crossing is now standing in California

“The structure crosses a 10-lane freeway and has been built to help protect all sorts of wildlife[….] And it’s not just for fauna: some 5,000 plants grown from seed collected within a five-mile radius have been nurtured in two specially created nurseries. The bridge will be topped with wildflowers, shrubs and native grasses that will also benefit insect populations.”

3. Judge rules the military must cover gender-affirming surgery for members' dependents

“[Judge] Torresen found that [gender-affirming] surgery is indeed medically necessary and that the Defense Department had not shown that any important governmental interest was advanced by denying the coverage.”

4. Social Media Can Boost Caracal Conservation

“The team found that searches on the species doubled after the project [using “social media to educate about the caracal”] launched. […] ”The research demonstrates how a public interest in urban ecology and the global phenomenon of ‘cats on the internet’… can be harnessed to leverage conservation action.””

5. US Labor Board Bans Captive Audience Meetings to Ensure 'Truly Free' Worker Choice

“[T]he National Labor Relations Board on Wednesday ruled that employers cannot force workers to attend anti-union speeches. [… W]orkers will no longer have to take part in so-called "captive audience meetings," which employers often use as a union-busting tool and a form of coercion.”

6. Study links grazing with plant phenology and abundance

“In general, plants where caribou or muskoxen were present experienced earlier green-up and greater abundance later in the growing season. “We're used to thinking of the timing of plant availability as impacting the productivity of grazing animals, but not the reverse," Post said.”

7. Frog populations once decimated by disease mount a major comeback

“"These results provide a rare example of how reintroduction of resistant individuals can allow the landscape-scale recovery of disease-impacted species, and have broad implications for amphibians and many other taxa that are threatened with extinction by novel pathogens."”

8. California Announces Special Session To Protect Trans People

“Newsom’s directive is clear: safeguard reproductive healthcare, support immigrants, and shield LGBTQ+ people from what is viewed as existential threats to civil rights and democratic norms. […] California has a unique opportunity to set the blueprint for other states in resisting a Trump administration[….]”

9. When ‘OK, Boomer’ Means ‘Let’s Go Protest’

“Youth activists across the country recognize the efforts of their eco-minded predecessors and welcome them as mentors, role models, and collaborators in their battle against the climate crisis. […] “The idea that Boomers don’t care, he said, is “just misinformation.””

10. How Aussie Waste Warriors are Redirecting Excess Food to Those in Need

“A growing movement is working to reduce perfectly good food going to waste by redirecting it to homes and charities. [… C]haritable organisations [… are] transforming fresh produce that would otherwise have gone to waste into millions of cooked, nutritious meals for people in need each year.”

November 1-7 news here | (all credit for images and written material can be found at the source linked; I don’t claim credit for anything but curating.)

[vyorei]

APWU calling for a ceasefire!

Unions coming through once again, based af!

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[thoughtportal]

amazon workers

[merciawintersageposting]

both starbucks and amazon workers are on strike y’all

please support workers. 41% of amazon workers have been injured on the job because Amazon puts profit over people’s safety.

[allthecanadianpolitics]

Workers at three Montreal hotels staged a surprise strike on Saturday: the Queen Elizabeth Hotel, the Marriott Château Champlain and the Hyatt Place Montreal. This is the third consecutive day of strike action for employees at the Queen Elizabeth. The Fédération du commerce, a union affiliated to the CSN, has said that 600 employees are on strike at the Queen Elizabeth, 350 at the Marriott and around 100 at the Hyatt. This surprise strike comes shortly after a one-day strike at 23 Quebec hotels on Thursday.

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[workersolidarity]

Found this after I got off the bus on Tchoupitoulis Street in New Orleans

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[mai-komagata]

omg jack and ethan on strike!

[fuckyeahmarxismleninism]

New book: The U.S. war drive against China -- What it means for workers

By Struggle-La Lucha

The maneuvers by U.S. imperialism have been increasingly more dangerous and now point in the direction of war. The global working class, including U.S. workers, must stand united in solidarity with the working class of China.

This book, “The U.S. War Drive Against China: What it Means for Workers,” aims to illuminate the growing dangers posed by a potential U.S. war against China and reveal the working class’s real enemies.

[politijohn]

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[adventuretolkienlover]

WE WON!!!! FOR SURE THIS TIME!!!!!

RIGHT HERE!!!! LOOK!!!! IT WAS RELEASED ONLY FIVE HOURS AGO!!! THEY VOTED AND AGREED!!!! WE WON!!!!!

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

[vyorei]

BASED SCOTLAND

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Video below!

Source: @LowkeyØnline on Twitter from Socialist Worker Student Society

[thoughtportal]

Indie studios are meeting the demands of the unions and we're going to get a bunch of cool indie projects!