After no-show, unions call for tougher EU sanctions on Amazon Amazon has failed to show up in front of the European Parliament for the third time. UNI Europa demands tougher EU sanctions.

BREAKING: Amazon has failed to show up in front of the European Parliament for the third time. UNI Europa demands tougher EU sanctions. #MakeAmazonPay

To highlight the workers who make AI possible, we must shine a light on this shadowy industry—

which is exactly what TechEquity has done: dataworklandscape.org?utm_medium=s...

📨 Nous avons déposé directement au siège d'Ubisoft une lettre de nos camarades d'Ubisoft Halifax à Yves Guillemot, en en ajoutant une demandant que l'entreprise coopère de son plein gré. Nous espérons que l'entreprise sera raisonnable et laissera nos camarades se syndiquer en paix.

🎮 HUGE news! Microsoft just signed its first-ever union contract in the U.S. with 300+ QA workers at ZeniMax, the studio behind The Elder Scrolls & Fallout! 💥

After 2 years of organizing @cwaunion.bsky.social workers won!

✅ Wage increases
✅ Job protections
✅ Credit in games
✅ A voice in AI use

Screenshot or logo from https://sprout.link/uniglobalunion

A new project launched!
Global Trade Union Alliance of Content Moderators. "GTUACM says it aims to provide a global platform to bargain with tech companies, alongside coordinating collective campaigns and researching occupational health." - The Verge
Check it out: sprout.link/uniglobalunion

Union asks Commission to reassess public contracts amid trade war European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen hinted at a “strong plan to retaliate” to US tariffs.

“We cannot afford to place our digital sovereignty, workers’ rights, and democratic values in the hands of a corporation that has repeatedly demonstrated hostility to the European model.”

@euronews.com covered our statement calling on the European Commission to review AWS public contracts.

👇Total!

Live from the #MakeAmazonPay strike in Germany! Workers want a collective agreement!

👀We see you:
@social.verdi.de
@teamsters.bsky.social
@rwdsu.bsky.social
@gmbunion.bsky.social
@fnv.bsky.social
@unionen.bsky.social

Let us know who we're missing!
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‘Make Amazon Pay’ strikes and protests: In Germany, workers from around the world demand dignity and respect - UNI Europa This Black Friday, Amazon workers from around the world will join picket lines in Bad Hersfeld, Germany, to hold Amazon accountable.

BREAKING: This Black Friday, Amazon workers from the US, UK, France, Italy and Nepal will join picket lines set up by their German colleagues in Bad Hersfeld to #MakeAmazonPay for labour abuses, environmental degradation and threats to democracy.

Why are Amazon workers around the world striking on Black Friday? | Context Amazon workers will walk out on one of the busiest shopping weekends of the year to demand action on pay, conditions and climate

👂Amazon says "we're always listening and looking at ways to improve."

If that's true, here's a long list of things the company must correct. Item #1: Stop union busting!

Read why we're striking and protesting to #MakeAmazonPay!
www.context.news/big-tech/why...

Amazon Is Busting Democracy, Not Just Unions | by Christy Hoffman - Project Syndicate Christy Hoffman explains why the company’s efforts to quash labor organizing should concern everyone.

Amazon needs to be held accountable not just for its union busting, but for its broader threat to democratic institutions, argues Christy Hoffman of @uniglobalunion.bsky.social. bit.ly/3ZafhSm

Amazon Is Busting Democracy, Not Just Unions | by Christy Hoffman - Project Syndicate Christy Hoffman explains why the company’s efforts to quash labor organizing should concern everyone.

"Amazon must be held accountable—not just for its union-busting, but for the broader threat it poses to democratic values." Christy Hoffman breaks down why we need to #MakeAmazonPay in a must-read @projectsyndicate.bsky.social essay

Amazon workers in 20 countries to protest or strike on Black Friday Workers and their representatives to press US retailer to respect their rights and take action on the climate crisis

“Amazon’s relentless pursuit of profit comes at a cost to workers, the environment and democracy,” Christy Hoffman, general secretary of UNI Global Union told the Guardian.

💥Black Friday is #MakeAmazonPay Day!
✊🏿join us!
www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Amazon workers in 20 countries to protest or strike on Black Friday Workers and their representatives to press US retailer to respect their rights and take action on the climate crisis Thousands of Amazon workers are expected to protest or strike in more than 20 countries during Black Friday to press for better workers’…

Amazon workers in 20 countries to protest or strike on Black Friday

Many European countries — including France, Spain, and Norway — have now lower CO2 emissions per capita than China.

This is adjusted for trade and based on what the people in these countries consume.

From our CO2 Explorer, which we just updated: ourworldindata.org/explorers/co...

Amazon and SpaceX aim to defang the federal labor board. Trump may help. Trump allies have discussed breaking tradition and firing opponents on the National Labor Relations Board, which also faces legal challenges from SpaceX and Amazon.

Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk want to defang US labour protections.

🦷But workers around the world are sharpening our teeth, and we're ready to bite back — through strikes, solidarity and organizing!
#MakeAmazonPay

www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

Accused of violating worker rights, SpaceX and Amazon go after labor board SpaceX and Amazon are asking the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to find the National Labor Relations Board unconstitutional. The federal agency is tasked with enforcing workers' right to organize.

We won't let union busters like Elon Musk dismantle the institutions designed to protect workers. www.npr.org/2024/11/18/n...

Next year, most EU countries need to draft a national action plan on collective bargaining.

One way of increasing the coverage of collective bargaining is through multi-employer or sectoral bargaining

Here's an explainer video of @uni-europa.bsky.social

Committee of Interns and Residents (CIR/SEIU) seeks a Communications Coordinator to be based in the New England Region (Massachusetts strongly preferred). Details can be found at: unionjobs.com/listing.php?id=27726 #1u #UnionStrong #UnionsForAll @seiu.org

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We're trying to find out who from the European trade union movement is on here.
To help we've created a list of people (not organisations, we'll do that separately) who work in or around trade unions.
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