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I have a story up today about why young college grads are feeling so angry: It’s more than just rising unemployment and the threat of AI. It’s a deep sense of betrayal. 1/
Noam Scheiber
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I cover workers for the NYT. New Book: "Mutiny, the Rise and Revolt of the College-Educated Working Class." us.macmillan.com/books/97803746…
- A twist in the Teamsters story: Teamsters leadership has cited the Biden administration's role in preventing rail workers from striking in 2022 as a reason for their non-endorsement of Harris. The Teamsters affiliates that represent rail workers have just endorsed Harris.
- This is a fascinating development--the mine workers' union is urging Manchin to reverse his position on BBB. Up until very recently, they were a hard "meh" on BBB. Supportive of some elements, but avoided endorsing the whole thing.
- Starbucks Workers United picked up three more wins today, has now won 13 out of 14 union elections at the company. Three more tomorrow.
- Morning: Supreme Crt agrees to hear case that wld cripple public unions Lunchtime: Gorsuch talks to group funded by same ppl funding case
- This biggest/most significant election upset I think I ever covered was Obama over Hillary in 2008. The Amazon vote on Staten Island feels like a waaaaaay bigger upset. An indie union that didn't exist until last year winning over arguably the most powerful company in the world.
- Me to 8-y-o: Who do you want to win, the Bengals or the Rams? 8-y-o: What difference does it make? It's not like the winner is going to solve climate change. Super Bowl weekend in the Scheiber-Sullivan household got heavy real quick...
- NEWS: Biden admin releases long-anticipated rule making it more likely for millions of workers to be classified as employees. Could deal a blow to gig companies' business model.
- In 2010, a killer whale named Tilikum dismembered a trainer at SeaWorld. When OSHA came knocking, future Labor Sec nominee Eugene Scalia defended the company. He lost in court, but there was one prominent judge who agreed with him: Brett Kavanaugh.
- Starbucks announces pay increases, says it's prohibited from giving them to unionized workers. Labor experts says it may be illegal for Starbucks to discriminate against unionized workers that way. nytimes.com/live/2022/05/0…
- $15/hour min wage initiative passes in Nebraska, which is a pretty striking statement about the popularity of substantial min wage increases.
- The stage of the Labor Notes conference tonight is arguably the epicenter of the US labor movement--Chris Smalls, Michelle Eisen of Starbucks and Sean O'Brien of the Teamsters.
- "One worker who died had taken Tylenol before entering the plant to lower her temperature enough to pass the screening, afraid that missing work would mean forgoing a bonus."
