Media Bits and Bytes – September 3, 2024
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Musk on the run
Musk on the run
Musk on the run
Media Bits and Bytes – August 6, 2024
Portside
Wrong on so many levels
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‘Constantly Monitored’: The Pushback Against AI Surveillance at Work
The Guardian
Academics decry algorithmic monitoring of workers and call for stronger standards – but U.S. unions have been slow to act.
Dispatches From the Culture Wars – December 5, 2023
Portside
Alan Moore's appeal for democracy
Media Bits and Bytes – November 14, 2023
Portside
Workers’ rights vs owners’ tech
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SAG-AFTRA Lauds New Deal, Valuing It at Over $1B With “Unprecedented” Provisions & “Extraordinary Scope”
Deadline
SAG-AFTRA says that its tentative agreement with the studios is worth more than $1 billion over three years and added that it has “extraordinary scope” and “unprecedented provisions.”
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Labor Unions Become More Influential As Technology Impacts Jobs
Forbes
Labor unions are having a comeback moment in the United States, and they are poised to become more influential as emerging technologies such as AI grip the U.S. job market and impact workers.
To Live and Strike in Hollywood
Stansbury Forum
Writer Gary Phillips traces the history of the Writers Guild, the militancy of Hollywood unions, beginning with the writers, the difference between the writers and actors, and why the actors remain on strike.
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The Actors Strike Negotiations Have Broken Down
Vox
The two big sticking points between SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP, explained.
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