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Body monitoring

dimanche 23 août 2015 à 02:00

Workers must fight against businesses that want to monitor their bodies.

More information.

Devices that monitor your body should report their data to you, and you alone. And if they have software that is to be changed, it should be free software.

As in all cases of mistreatment by a company, it helps to have a union. If your country or state doesn't make it easy to unionize, make it an issue in your next election.

Sheet mica

dimanche 23 août 2015 à 02:00

Sheet mica sells for over $1000 per kg. The workers that mine it, violating laws that India does not enforce, are paid about 25 cents per kg.

If India were to crack down on the illegal mining, approved mines would have to start, and pay workers more. But India is a very corrupt country.

Shot for wielding a knife

dimanche 23 août 2015 à 02:00

Thugs in North Carolina shot a man who was wielding a knife.

Didn't they have tasers to use instead of guns?

Replaceable workers

dimanche 23 août 2015 à 02:00

Amazon's cruelty in its head office illustrates the attitude of many companies today: they consider workers replaceable and not worth any decency.

These companies demand total loyalty while giving none. Thus, what they deserve from their workers is sabotage, not loyalty. We need governments that will do whatever it takes to put the reins on how companies treat staff. First step, make it easy to unionize.

clean up scientific publication

dimanche 23 août 2015 à 02:00

The long-term campaign to clean up scientific publication.