About this episode

The episode discusses recent labor strikes, government actions against the UAW, and the impact of AI on workers.

UVW-CWA Support Bundle: https://itch.io/jam/game-industry-hardship-fund We're back from break with a super sized episode! We start with headlines from USPS, PECO, Trader Joe's, Starbucks, Hachette, the University of Kansas, and Microsoft. Our big story this week is the attacks on the UAW by the US government, as the Department of Justice has joined the attack on Shawn Fain for opposing the genocide in Gaza. Workers at Mass Generag Brigham Health launched Massachusetts largest one day healthcare strike in state history, only to face a lockout by their bosses. Finally, companies keep deploying AI in more insane ways, and we've got several stories discussing the impact workers are dealing with. Join the discord: discord.gg/tDvmNzX Follow the pod at instagram.com/workstoppage, @WorkStoppagePod on Twitter, John @facebookvillain, and Lina @solidaritybee

Topics covered

• labor strikes
• government intervention
• AI in the workplace
• healthcare strikes
• worker rights
• UAW attacks

Keywords

• labor
• strikes
• UAW
• government
• AI
• healthcare
• workers
• Gaza

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UVW-CWA, USPS, PECO, Trader Joe's, Starbucks, Hachette, University of Kansas, Microsoft, UAW, Mass Generag Brigham Health

Places: Massachusetts, Gaza

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