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I've seen and lived this pitch before and it is unsustainable for a life worth living: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/10/21/why-silicon-valley-tech-workers-are-embracing-996/
How to convince young people to be…

Analysis | Why Silicon Valley tech workers are embracing ‘996’
The Washington Post’s essential guide to tech policy news.

More than 50 Amazon employees seeking to unionize
walked off the job early Tuesday morning at a Riverside delivery facility, according to the Teamsters.
The overnight walkout marked what union leaders say is the beginning of a new organizing drive for Amazon workers in the Inland Empire,
under which workers are demanding better working conditions and pay for the value they bring to the e-commerce giant.
Workers at the Krameria Avenue facility in Riverside, dubbed DJT6 …

RivCo Amazon Warehouse Workers Have Walked Off The Job. Here's Why
Dozens of employees say they have been pushed to their limit and are demanding better working conditions and pay.

FEMA workers pulled from Chicago storm damage surveys because of ICE (Brianna Sacks/Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/11/25/chicago-fema-ice/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251125/p97#a251125p97

Don't miss today's jam-packed Metacurity for the most crucial infosec developments you should know, including
--US seizes $15 billion, sanctions Huione group, and indicts Cambodian scam ringleader,
--S. Korea seeks return of disappeared workers from Cambodia,
--First Wap has built a phone-tracking empire,
--Microsoft plugs 172 security holes,
--Windows 10 reaches end-of-support,
--ICO fines Capita $19m for 2023 data breach protection fails,
--…

US seizes $15 billion, sanctions Huione group, and indicts Cambodian scam ringleader
S. Korea seeks return of disappeared workers from Cambodia, First Wap has built a phone-tracking empire, Microsoft plugs 172 security holes, Windows 10 reaches end-of-support, ICO fines Capita $19m for 2023 data breach protection fails, PowerSchool hacker sentenced to 4 years, much more

Well...in theory: "It was not clear what funding ICE and CBP would use to provide pay to the workers. DHS did not answer a question about where the funding was coming from."
Exclusive: ICE, Border Patrol agents to receive pay during government shutdown | Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/some-federal-law-enforcement-receive-pay-during-government-shutdown-2025-10-16/

🧑‍🏭 It’s Still Possible to Rebuild a Working-Class Majority
#politics

It’s Still Possible to Rebuild a Working-Class Majority
Labor organizing can’t succeed at scale without a supportive legal and political environment, created by majoritarian coalitions that can win reforms, confront corporate power, and prove to skeptical workers that progressive governance delivers.

RE: https://alis.me/x/fries-and-all/
That is such a good line from Krugman: "MAGA hates Europe for its freedom"
A mostly social democratic, broadly democratic system where there is some element of limitation on capitalism to maintain worker, consumer, environmental p…

"E-waste recycling in Ghana exposes workers to toxic pollution and health risks"
#Ghana #EWaste #Recycling

E-waste recycling in Ghana exposes workers to toxic pollution and health risks
A University of Michigan study has found that people in Ghana and across the Global South who recycle electronic waste face a difficult paradox: earning livelihoods to ensure survival comes at the cost of severe long-term exposure to toxicity and dramatic environmental pollution.

Am I Productive? Exploring the Experience of Remote Workers with Task Management Tools
Russell Beale
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.06816 https://arxiv.org/pdf…

Am I Productive? Exploring the Experience of Remote Workers with Task Management Tools
As the world continues to change, more and more knowledge workers are embracing remote work. Yet this comes with its challenges for their productivity, and while many Task Management applications promise to improve the productivity of remote workers, it remains unclear how effective they are. Based on existing frameworks, this study investigated the productivity needs and challenges of remote knowledge workers and how they use Task Management tools. The research was conducted through a 2-week l…

After years of struggling to find enough workers for some of the nation’s toughest lockups,
the Federal Bureau of Prisons is facing a new challenge:
Corrections officers are jumping ship for more lucrative jobs at Immigration and Customs Enforcement. 
This is one of the unintended consequences of the Trump administration’s focus on mass deportations.
For months, ICE has been on a recruiting blitz,
offering $50,000 starting bonuses and tuition reimbursement

“We’re Broken”: As Federal Prisons Run Low on Food and Toilet Paper, Corrections Officers Are Leaving in Droves for ICE
Many of the problems the agency is facing now are not new, but staff and prisoners fear an exodus of officers could make life behind bars even worse.