labor

  • Disney VFX Workers Are Moving to Unionize, Too

    Disney VFX Workers Are Moving to Unionize, Too

    James Whitbrook

    Just three weeks after 52 visual effects workers at Marvel Studios announced they had filed a unionization vote with the National Labor Relations Board, 18 more internal VFX employees at Marvel parent company Disney have now also moved to form their own union, indicating a growing sea change in the demands of the historically non-union…

  • Uber and Lyft Could Leave a U.S. State Over $US0.51

    Uber and Lyft Could Leave a U.S. State Over $US0.51

    Thomas Germain

    Uber and Lyft threatened to leave Minneapolis after the city council approved a minimum wage for drivers that would force the tech companies to pay drivers $US1.40 per mile and $US0.51 per minute during rides. The ordinance, which passed the Council 7-5 on Thursday, could still be vetoed by Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, who has…