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Louise Auerhahn 🏳️‍🌈"Another farmworker, Gabriel, who came out to speak, brought a backpack full of yellow envelopes containing all his tax documents over the decades.“These are my taxes. I have been paying my taxes for 19 years, without rights,” he said, as he pulled out each envelope and threw them on the ground in front of the podium. “I’ve been doing this year, after year, after year. For a promise that I would get my citizenship, this is my testimony that I am not a criminal. We are not criminals.”" <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/farmworkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#farmworkers</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#food</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/farming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#farming</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#immigration</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/workers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#workers</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#labor</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#California</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HumanRights</a> <a href="https://lamag.com/news-and-politics/farmworkers-call-for-worker-led-strikes-and-boycotts-amid-recent-raids-targeting-farms-at-a-press-conference-on-monday" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://lamag.com/news-and-politics/farmworkers-call-for-worker-led-strikes-and-boycotts-amid-recent-raids-targeting-farms-at-a-press-conference-on-monday</a>

Emeritus Prof Christopher Mayafter five successive months of decreases in UK employment levels, commentators are swift to blame Rachel Reeves' employers' national insurance hike.But this certainty is it ignores two other key factors;a. (as I keep noting) this is the express aim of over two years of BoE/MPC interest rate policy on inflation & depressing wage inflation;b. the widely reported & growing impact of AI on employment.Reeves (despite her faults) is not the key architect of job losses!<a href="https://zirk.us/tags/workers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#workers</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#economics</a>

Emeritus Prof Christopher MayIs sick pay one more area where the UK's rubbish management produces inefficient & productivity reducing managerial policies because managers are unable to think clearly about staff rights.... looking at research from the TUC on the likely gains for business (with in reducing lost days & increasing productivity of workers) from Labour's proposal(s) to enhance sick pay, it would be difficult not to come to that conclusion....<a href="https://zirk.us/tags/workers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#workers</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#health</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/management" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#management</a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jul/16/sick-pay-changes-could-benefit-uk-firms-2bn-tuc" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jul/16/sick-pay-changes-could-benefit-uk-firms-2bn-tuc</a>

Alo Japan<a href="https://www.alojapan.com/1323625/japan-looks-beyond-asean-to-uzbekistan-bangladesh-for-more-workers/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.alojapan.com/1323625/japan-looks-beyond-asean-to-uzbekistan-bangladesh-for-more-workers/</a> Japan looks beyond ASEAN to Uzbekistan, Bangladesh for more workers <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Asean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Asean</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/bangladesh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bangladesh</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Japan</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/JapanNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JapanNews</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/JapanTopics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JapanTopics</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/looks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#looks</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/more" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#more</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#news</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Uzbekistan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Uzbekistan</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/workers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#workers</a> TOKYO — Japan is eyeing South and Central Asian countries as sources of foreign talent, preparing for a decline in workers from Southeast Asia as economic growth in the region makes them less inclined to go abroad. Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare will appoint a private-sect

Emeritus Prof Christopher MayAs Marcus Ryder (Film & TV Charity) points out:'Behind the headlines lies a more profound truth: Gregg Wallace is not an outlier. He is a symptom of a wider, deeply entrenched culture in our industry - one that tolerates, excuses & ultimately perpetuates bullying, harassment, and discrimination'.Especially for freelancers, the structure of the media industries apply significant pressure 'not to make a fuss'.... This is unlikely to be accidental!<a href="https://zirk.us/tags/workers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#workers</a> <a href="https://www.lbc.co.uk/opinion/views/gregg-wallace-problem-industry-culture/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.lbc.co.uk/opinion/views/gregg-wallace-problem-industry-culture/</a>

Texas Observer“If you’re not receiving money, you’ve got a target on your back.”From 2024: Texas <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/prison" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#prison</a> labor is completely unpaid, creating a stark divide between those who get money from home and those who don't. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/the-wages-of-inequality-behind-bars/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.texasobserver.org/the-wages-of-inequality-behind-bars/</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#poverty</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/slavery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#slavery</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Texas</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HumanRights</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#labor</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/workers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#workers</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#news</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/inequality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#inequality</a>

William Lindsey :toad:"How can the administration deport people to countries they have no connection to? In late June, the supreme court cleared the way for the Trump administration to resume deporting migrants to countries other than their own without offering them a chance to show the harms they could face."<a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/StephenMiller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StephenMiller</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/immigrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#immigrants</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/deportations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#deportations</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ICE</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/ConcentrationCamps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ConcentrationCamps</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/cruelty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cruelty</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#economy</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/workers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#workers</a> /5

William Lindsey :toad:"A flight carrying immigrants deported from the US has landed in Eswatini, formerly Swaziland, the homeland security department announced, in a move that followed the supreme court lifting limits on deporting migrants to third countries."~ Jem Bartholomew<a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/StephenMiller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StephenMiller</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/immigrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#immigrants</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/deportations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#deportations</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ICE</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/ConcentrationCamps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ConcentrationCamps</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/cruelty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cruelty</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#economy</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/workers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#workers</a> /4<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/16/first-thing-house-speaker-mike-johnson-calls-for-release-of-epstein-files-amid-backlash" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/16/first-thing-house-speaker-mike-johnson-calls-for-release-of-epstein-files-amid-backlash</a>

William Lindsey :toad:"As one might expect, California, Florida, New York, and Texas will be hardest hit, but no state will be immune to the dislocation, inflation, shortages, and unemployment that results from a policy that manages to be as self-destructive as it is inhumane."<a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/StephenMiller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StephenMiller</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/immigrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#immigrants</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/deportations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#deportations</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ICE</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/ConcentrationCamps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ConcentrationCamps</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/cruelty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cruelty</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#economy</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/workers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#workers</a> /3

William Lindsey :toad:"Employment in the construction sector will drop sharply: U.S.-born construction employment will fall by 861,000, and immigrant employment will fall by 1.4 million.The deportations will eliminate half a million child care jobs."<a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/StephenMiller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StephenMiller</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/immigrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#immigrants</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/deportations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#deportations</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ICE</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/ConcentrationCamps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ConcentrationCamps</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/cruelty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cruelty</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#economy</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/workers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#workers</a> /2

William Lindsey :toad:"If the administration manages to deport 4 million people, the Economic Policy Institute estimates:There will be 3.3 million fewer employed immigrants and 2.6 million fewer employed U.S.-born workers at the end of that period."~ Jennifer Rubin<a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/StephenMiller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StephenMiller</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/immigrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#immigrants</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/deportations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#deportations</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ICE</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/ConcentrationCamps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ConcentrationCamps</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/cruelty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cruelty</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#economy</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/workers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#workers</a> /1<a href="https://contrarian.substack.com/p/democrats-must-lean-into-defense" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://contrarian.substack.com/p/democrats-must-lean-into-defense</a>

Emeritus Prof Christopher MayAs Zoe Williams suggests the rise of AI across the labour market will actually enhance the importance of 'connections' (who you know & the need to network), but of course what this really mens is the networks formed during early life will be increasingly important, and those formed in elite educational establishments (from private schools to top universities) will continue to be a barrier to those excluded by circumstance from such networks.<a href="https://zirk.us/tags/inequality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#inequality</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/workers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#workers</a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/15/job-search-connections-cv-ai" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/15/job-search-connections-cv-ai</a>

Emeritus Prof Christopher MayIf education (across a range of skills & knowledge) is how to ensure the maximisation of opportunity across a working life, then the educational disengagement of 16-19 year olds from deprived backgrounds is likely just one more barrier to any potential 'social mobility' away from childhoods patterned by poverty.Further Education is a key route to a better working life, but remains under-funded & hobbled in its ability to counter such disengagement <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/workers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#workers</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#education</a> <a href="https://feweek.co.uk/compulsory-to-18-too-many-still-drop-out-at-16/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://feweek.co.uk/compulsory-to-18-too-many-still-drop-out-at-16/</a>

Working Class History📣 New Podcast! "16 July 2015: Nunavut power strike" on @Spreaker <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#history</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nunavut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nunavut</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/workers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#workers</a> <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/episode/16-july-2015-nunavut-power-strike--66814552" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.spreaker.com/episode/16-july-2015-nunavut-power-strike--66814552</a>

StebbsHigh guys <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/philly?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#philly</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/philadelphia?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#philadelphia</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/building?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#building</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/architecture?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#architecture</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/city?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#city</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/urban?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#urban</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/street?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#street</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/workers?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#workers</a>

Emeritus Prof Christopher MayAnd so the reality of running a council & the views of ReformUK have (without much delay) collided, as Kent Country Council discover the sending migrant workers home might have a major impact on the ability of the council to deliver social care..... oh dear, reality has bit them in the bum.<a href="https://zirk.us/tags/ReformUK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ReformUK</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/migrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#migrants</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/workers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#workers</a>

Stuff I foundThe people united will never be defeated! <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/anticapitalism?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#anticapitalism</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/eattherich?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#eattherich</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/feedthepoor?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#feedthepoor</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/workers?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#workers</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/workersunite?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#workersunite</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/peoplepower?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#peoplepower</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/activism?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#activism</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/anarchism?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#anarchism</a>

Emeritus Prof Christopher MayWhen people complain that punishing unacceptable behaviour in the workplace will impact on the UK's economic success (growth), they are revealing the dependence of managers in the UK on methods of intimidation, exploitation & prejudice.As I've said before one of the key issues behind the economic malaise of the UK is its 'tradition' of bad management (managers).Until we change that culture, the UK will fail to harness the widespread skills & knowledge of its population.<a href="https://zirk.us/tags/workers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#workers</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#economics</a>

Working Class History📣 New Podcast! "13 July 1917: São Paulo general strike" on @Spreaker <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/brazil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#brazil</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#history</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/workers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#workers</a> <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/episode/13-july-1917-sao-paulo-general-strike--66814542" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.spreaker.com/episode/13-july-1917-sao-paulo-general-strike--66814542</a>

sheislaurenceThe largest <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UK</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tradeunion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tradeunion</a> Unite is officially taking a stand on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Palestine</a>, as its council voted to support <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/workers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#workers</a> who "refuse to build, handle or transport weapons destined for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Israel</a>". This was only possible through tireless campaigning from members, as the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/workers4Pal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#workers4Pal</a> movement is spreading. While joining a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#union</a> is always a good idea, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/collectiveaction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#collectiveaction</a> is not reserved to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#unions</a>, as proved by mass walk-outs of DJs & artists from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/festivals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#festivals</a> in protest of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KKR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KKR</a> or <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Barclays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Barclays</a> sponsorship ✊🏽

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