Timothy J Kennedy
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Timothy J Kennedy
@TimothyJKennedy
Union man, rides a bike.
Melbourne Katılım Ekim 2011
277 Takip Edilen950 Takipçiler
The seven lessons of Nazi history thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topic/… via @SatPaper
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"Businessmen became politicians and were acclaimed as statesmen, while statesmen were taken seriously only if they talked the language of successful businessmen."
— Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism
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.@MurrayWatt says Australians do not want “robots making arbitrary decisions about workers’ livelihoods”, and called on employers to consult with their employees before introducing “highly intrusive” performance management technology. theaustralian.com.au/nation/labor-d…
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An obsession with speed leaves workers battered and bruised. @UnitedWorkersOz abc.net.au/news/2024-12-1…
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A new technological era requires a new discussion and agreement about workplace rights. Workers and their unions need to have a place in the discussion and the rights humans need to lead fulfilling lives
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A giant is felled: Woolworths 0, workers 1 - THE POLITICS thepolitics.com.au/a-giant-is-fel…
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Media release: Out of step and out of touch: Australian Unions urge the RBA to cut rates
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@lhilakari @JoshBBornstein This was a 21st century strike about a 19th century business model that breaks workers backs, knees and shoulders.
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AUSTRALIA: This seems to say that picketing is an unfair labour practice! abc.net.au/news/2024-12-0…
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@EwinHannan A significant win for this great union (my old union). Winning employees' rights over Ai algorithm determination of imposed efficiency standards.
Probably the first Union win over Ai and a precedent for future Ai conflicts.
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The dispute causing empty shelves at Woolies is a test case for companies using AI and automation on workers theconversation.com/the-dispute-ca…
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We stand with striking warehouse at Woolworths (who co-own us). Their fight in the face of inhumane algorithms is part of the struggle for the social control of technology, and human decency in the midst of the climate crisis.
Go here: unitedworkers.org.au/woolworths/
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Behind the #emptyshelves at #Woolworths is a conflict about the #futureofwork, #technology & workers’ rights - my latest for @ConversationEDU on the ongoing #strikes around Australia - theconversation.com/the-dispute-ca… @TimothyJKennedy @UnitedWorkersOz @laurenkatekelly @AustSoc @ACUmedia
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Through torrential rain and oppressive heat the Woolies warehouse workers are holding the line. They're fighting for safer work, secure jobs and fair pay, but instead Woolworths want to treat these people like disposable machinery that can be mistreated until they're broken.
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We are starting to see the amount of money Woolworths is willing to pay to ignore striking workers' call for a fair workplace - $50 MILLION and counting
Seems they saved up a lot squeezing their shoppers & workers over the last few years! #WooliesStrike
theguardian.com/business/2024/…
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Woolworths is downplaying supply shortages despite photos on social media showing bare shelves as strikes continue at the supermarket giants' distribution centres.
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IMPORTANT WOOLIES UPDATE: Indefinite strike action by Woolworths warehouse workers is now causing beer and wine shortages as the impact on customers spreads from supermarkets to the shelves of Dan Murphy’s and BWS outlets across Victoria and southern NSW. theaustralian.com.au/nation/woolwor…
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