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On that same day, while you are there #HB487 would require employers to give people their schedule seven days before the payroll period starts.
if you have never had a flexible schedule you’ve probably never known the horror of not knowing what your schedule for the week will be until Sunday night before you have to show up in the morning. It’s unreasonable and it prevents people from having a life.
That’s in the labor committee on the 11th as well.
Please SUPPORT HB487
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Repealing reasonable payroll periods will be heard on:
Tuesday the 11th
labor committee
HB280
OPPOSE
gc.nh.govThe New Hampshire House of Representatives
"Militant labor doesn't just protect labor rights – it protects human rights. Remember: MLK, Jr was assassinated while campaigning for union janitors in Memphis. LA teachers ended ICE sweeps at the school gates. Librarian unions are leading the fight against book bans.
The good news is that public opinion has swung wildly in favor of unions over the past decade. More people want to join unions than at any time in generations. More people support unions that at any time in generations.
The bad news is that union leadership fucking suuuuuuuucks. As Hamilton Nolan writes, union bosses are sitting on vast, heretofore unseen warchests of cash, and they just experienced a four-year period of governmental support for unions unheard of since the Carter administration, and they did fuck all with that opportunity:"
https://pluralistic.net/2025/01/29/which-side-are-you-on-2/#strike-three-yer-out
pluralistic.netPluralistic: All bets are off (29 Jan 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
"Starting Jan. 1, California employers won’t be able to require workers to attend any meetings related to their political or religious views — or how their bosses feel about unions," writes Jeanne Kuang of CalMatters. https://alamedapost.com/news/new-ca-law-bans-your-boss-ordering-attend-anti-union-meetings/
#alameda #california #CalMatters #LaborLaws @calmatters
Attorneys working with ClassAction.org are looking into whether #classaction #lawsuits can be filed on behalf of #employees whose #hourlyrates may have been #illegallyreduced when they #worked #overtimehours.
Federal and state #laborlaws mandate that an #employee’s #overtime #rate must be at least one-and-a-half times their regular #payrate.
https://www.classaction.org/reduced-pay-for-overtime-lawsuits
www.classaction.org · Lawsuit Investigation: Was Your Pay Cut for Overtime?Attorneys are looking into whether lawsuits can be filed against employers for reducing workers’ pay rates when they work overtime. Learn more.
The Japanese government will define the practice of companies forcing workers to use their own money to buy in-house products to reach their sales quotas as a form of power harassment in guidelines based on a labor measures promotion law. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/26/japan/crime-legal/japan-labor-law-power-harassment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #laborlaws #powerharassment #mhlw
The Japan Times · Japan steps up measures against firms forcing workers to buy own products
I'm currently reading Rules to Win By in an attempt to upskill at movement organizing. I knew going in that this book would mostly be focused on organized labor and union building, but I have so far been pleasantly surprised with the amount of direct references to organizing for #climate.
So far it seems like this book aims to take a ruthless approach to building power and negotiating contracts. I imagine I'll finish it feeling like it should be required reading for everyone to deal with what's ahead.
Japan's new land, infrastructure, transport and tourism minister has vowed to secure a "necessary and sufficient" budget for measures to strengthen the country's resilience to natural disasters. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/14/japan/japan-land-minister-interview/ #japan #hiromasanakano #mlit #disasterpreparedness #ishikawaearthquake #budgets #laborlaws
The Japan Fair Trade Commission announced Tuesday that it had issued a warning to publishing giant Kadokawa for unlawfully slashing payments to subcontractors. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/11/13/companies/kadokawa-underpricing-warning/ #business #companies #kadokawa #publishers #freelance #ftc #laborlaws
Japan's health ministry is planning to ban employees from working for 14 consecutive days or more, a move aimed at tackling the nation’s infamous overwork problem. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/13/japan/society/japan-limit-consecutive-workdays/ #japan #society #jobs #overwork #mentalhealth #laborlaws
Italian luxury brands rely on a chain of contractors and subcontractors, with checks on conditions and the treatment of workers virtually nonexistent. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/09/19/migrant-made-in-italy-luxury-label/ #business #montblanc #italy #luxurygoods #laborlaws #migration #dior #giorgioarmani #alvieromartini #forcedlabor #unions
The Japan Times · How migrant workers suffer to craft the 'Made in Italy' luxury label
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@DamienMarieAtHope THIS! 
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#FreeTradeZones and #ExportProcessingZones are places where #LaborLaws don't exist, and are used by big corporations to increase profits!
"In some situations, employees work excessive hours in unsafe conditions such as extreme heat, around faulty machinery, and in buildings that are not routinely inspected and maintained.
"Although foreign investors, enterprises, and firms often earn a sizable amount and the global economy benefits, workers’ wages are typically low, often below that of the required country minimum wage.
Most employees have to accept the previously mentioned working conditions as trade unions, and labor movements are not allowed.
"Due to the competitive nature of EPZs, workers often cannot expect any improvement in conditions as operating costs are purposely kept low to attract investors. Because of the development and infrastructure EPZs bring, countries and governments often won’t step in either."
https://www.thomasnet.com/insights/export-processing-zones/
"Also called foreign trade zones or export processing zones (EPZs), FTZs are “special commercial and industrial area…where foreign and domestic merchandise may be brought in without being subject to payment of customs duties.”[ii] Social protection for labor is ensured by both national and international legislation in Latin America; nonetheless, economic globalization inhibits worker rights across the region, particularly for vulnerable populations such as women, who are employed in FTZs.[iii] The International Labor Organization (ILO) estimates that there are approximately 500 FTZs in Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean, employing over 6 million workers. Women constitute 70 percent, and in some cases 90 percent, of workers in FTZs, and often perform labor-intensive tasks in sub-standard work conditions.[iv] While economic globalization and free trade enterprises themselves are not to blame for such abuses, there is an urgent need for governments, multi-national corporations, and international institutions to guarantee to hold one another accountable for the gross violations of worker rights occurring."
https://coha.org/worker-rights-and-wrongs-fair-trade-zones-and-labor-in-the-americas/
www.thomasnet.com · What Are Export Processing Zones (EPZs)?EPZs have now evolved to the point where they can include resorts, designated finance zones, technological parks, and centers dedicated to logistics.
With support from its MLB counterpart, the union representing players in NPB is fighting to secure rights over players' images and give them the opportunity to make the jump to MLB sooner. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/08/25/baseball/japanese-baseball/npb-mlb-union-fight/ #baseball #japanesebaseball #unions #npb #mlb #tonyclark #fairtradecommission #laborlaws
The Japan Times · A fight over free agency in NPB, with help from an American union
Labor board confirms Amazon drivers are employees, in finding hailed by union - Enlarge (credit: Jaroslaw Kilian | iStock Editorial / Getty Images Plus... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2045030 #nationallaborrelationsboard #unfairbusinesspractices #unfairlaborpractices #amazondelivery #amazondrivers #california #laborlaws #teamsters #policy #amazon #nlrb
Ars Technica · Labor board confirms Amazon drivers are employees, in finding hailed by union“We are Amazon workers”: Delivery drivers celebrate labor board finding.
Discover how labor laws and legal support play a crucial role in empowering employees and ensuring fair treatment in European workplaces in our latest blog post! 
https://www.eliza-ng.me/post/thetwosfromthet_5/
#EmployeeEmpowerment #LaborLaws #WorkplaceFairness
Musings by Eliza Ng · Empowering Employees: The Role of Labor Laws and Legal Support in Ensuring Fair Treatment in European WorkplacesIn a global economy where the balance of power between employers and employees can sometimes tilt in favor of the former, the robust labor laws in most European countries are a beacon of protection for workers. The sentiment that these laws often favor employees in cases of doubt, rather than employers, echoes the principle of safeguarding workers’ rights in the face of potential exploitation.
The recent discourse highlighting the importance of understanding one’s rights as an employee in the European Union sheds light on the need for informed decision-making when it comes to employment agreements.
The Japanese government has urged the construction industry to do more to improve labor conditions to secure workers amid a growing worker shortage. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/07/01/companies/construction-industry-labor-shortage/ #business #companies #constructionindustry #wages #overwork #workstylereform #laborlaws
The Japan Times · Amid labor shortages, Japanese builders urged to improve conditions
The United States Department of Labor is investigating after multiple houses under construction in Magnolia collapsed during a burst of strong winds and thunderstorms early Wednesday afternoon, leaving a 16-year-old worker dead.
According to the Economic Policy Institute, which is tracking the trend, 12 states have enacted laws in the last three years that roll back safety rules and regulations on hours and working conditions for workers under age 18. Arkansas allows employers to hire 14- and 15-year-olds without having to verify their ages or report their job conditions. Iowa permits children as young as 14 to work in industrial laundries and roofing and demolition jobs — occupations that federal law considers too hazardous for anyone younger than 18. Florida is among several states allowing 16- and 17-year-olds to work between 11 p.m. and 6:30 a.m. and for more than eight hours — even when they have school the next day. #ChildLabor #Labor #LaborLaws #Children #SaveTheChildren
—Mary Ellen Klas at Bloomberg
The government and ruling parties are considering a labor law revision to strengthen measures against "customer harassment." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/14/japan/politics/japan-harassment-law-revision/ #japan #politics #harassment #ldp #laborlaws
The Japan Times · Japan mulls legislation against customer harassment