WGA Strike: ‘The Endgame is to Allow Things to Drag On Until Union Members Start Losing’ Their Homes A quote from an entertainment trade publication's coverage of the ongoing Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike spread virally across social media on July 12 2023.
HBO’s ‘Max’ Transition Drops Writer, Director Credits When HBO Max became "Max," writers and directors were credited differently -- described as an "oversight" by the company.
‘This Photo From the France Pension Strike Last Week Goes So Hard’ A viral photograph purportedly showed a March 2023 pension reform protest in France.
Vintage Union Christmas Cartoon A December 2022 Imgur post featured what appeared to be a vintage Christmas cartoon advocating for unions.
The Rail Strike, Explained In late November 2022, Congress intervened in an attempt to avert a railroad strike. Here's why.
‘There Were Zero Unionized Starbucks Stores at This Time [in 2021], Now There Are Over 200. Happy Labor Day.’ A popular Labor Day 2022 Facebook post claimed that more than 200 Starbucks locations had unionized in the preceding year.
‘Young Girls Working at an Oyster Processing Plant’ An image shared to Imgur in June 2022 purportedly showed young girls who worked shucking oysters in 1911 or 1912.
‘It’s Been Illegal for Employers to Forbid Workers From Discussing Their Pay For the Last 86 Years, Since the National Labor Relations Act of 1935’ Amid ongoing social media discourse about labor issues, a tweet claiming that it is "illegal for employers to forbid workers from discussing their pay" went viral.
Did Danny DeVito Lose His ‘Verified’ Status on Twitter? The platform was accused of penalizing the actor for his support of Nabisco workers.
Did Dollar General Workers Quit and Call for a General Strike? "Capitalism will destroy this country," the former employees wrote.