Media Bits and Bytes – March 20, 2024
Portside
Who’s afraid of TikTok?
Who’s afraid of TikTok?
Who’s afraid of TikTok?
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The Past, Present, and Future of Pregnancy in the Workplace
On Labor
One in five mothers say they have experienced pregnancy discrimination in the workplace.
Walmart’s Financial Services Became a Fraud Magnet
Pro Publica
Scammers have duped consumers out of more than $1 billion by exploiting Walmart’s lax security. The company has resisted taking responsibility while breaking promises to regulators and skimping on training.
Dispatches From the Culture Wars – January 17, 2023
Portside
Is the Republican Party the political equivalent of Chucky?
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The Upstart Union Challenging Starbucks
The New Yorker
Baristas nationwide are remarkably organized. Is the company’s C.E.O., Howard Schultz, using firings, store closures, and legal delays to thwart them?
Will Amazon Workers’ Win Infect Walmart Next?
LA Progressive
Undeterred, Smalls wants all American workers to have access to the organizing strategies that resulted in his union’s historic win, regardless of the company.
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U.S. Labor Unions on the March in 2021 After Years of Decline
The Guardian
Workers went on strike and pushed union drives in record numbers after corporations made giant pandemic profits.
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What Can Organizers at Amazon Learn From Walmart?
OrgUp, Stansbury Forum
A lot of people, look at Amazon and see the size, scope and the tentacles everywhere, say it’s so huge it can never be done. But we know those tentacles mean there’s a lot of surface area, that there are a lot of people who can come into this fight.
'The Real Looting in America Is the Walton Family': GAO Report Details How Taxpayers Subsidize Cruel Low Wages of Corporate Giants
Common Dreams
Over 14,000 Walmart workers in 9 states had such low wages they qualified for food stamps
Corporate Backers of the Blue: How Corporations Bankroll U.S. Police Foundations
Eyes On The Ties
Police foundations across the country are partnering with corporations to raise money to supplement police budgets by funding programs and purchasing tech and weaponry for law enforcement with little public oversight.
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