labor
5 briefs
34,000 NYC Building Workers Just Authorized a Strike. The Mayor Cheered.
The contract deadline is April 20. Mayor Mamdani is standing with the union, not between the parties. That changes what a strike would mean.
LAUSD Bought Peace at 2 A.M. Now the Bills Come Due
The Los Angeles school district averted a coordinated strike by 70,000 workers with a 24% wage increase. Support staff earning $35,500 a year won. The district buried protections against AI in the contract and nobody noticed.
Samsung's Record Quarter Is Funding Its Own Undoing
The union is demanding $30 billion in bonuses. The company says that wipes out its R&D budget. An 18-day strike in May could hand Micron and China the memory market.
Three Unions, One Deadline
For the first time in LAUSD history, teachers, support staff, and administrators are all threatening to strike together. The district is negotiating against a unified front it helped create.
OpenAI's Robin Hood Pitch
The company racing hardest to automate the global workforce has published a 13-page plan to compensate everyone it displaces. which is either the most responsible move in AI history or the most successful rebranding.