5 posts tagged with labor by toastyk.
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How to buy a good cashmere sweater

It is not feasible to buy a good quality cashmere sweater for $50. (SL Twitter thread from Derek Guy, menswear writer.) (Previously)
posted by toastyk on Nov 29, 2022 - 36 comments

From #striketober to #strikesgiving

Strikes across the country continue. Workers rediscover the power of unions as during #strikesgiving. Civil Eats urges solidarity with food workers and farmers. The Intercept discusses the current labor movement with labor reporter Jonah Furman and Nausicaa Renner and its implications in a podcast. [more inside]
posted by toastyk on Nov 10, 2021 - 18 comments

#striketober international

#striketober isn't just for the US. Half a million workers in South Korea are prepared to stage a one-day general strike. [more inside]
posted by toastyk on Oct 19, 2021 - 4 comments

#striketober

Hashtag started by the AFL-CIO. The strike wave in the US has only just begun. From workers at HelloFresh to steelworkers to John Deere to crew workers in the film industry, all are fed up with the status quo. [more inside]
posted by toastyk on Oct 5, 2021 - 68 comments

Fast Fashion At The End of the World

Fast fashion is both a global environmental problem, and a human rights issue. The NYT did an expose of the conditions and sweatshop labor that contribute to the success of one of Instagram's most successful fast fashion companies - Fashion Nova, which has partnered with stars like CardiB. This was territory previously covered by independent media LATaco last year. [more inside]
posted by toastyk on Dec 20, 2019 - 10 comments

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