5LL #226 - Ugliness, Sick Days, Video Games, Leisure, Employers

Why Is Everything So Ugly?
The Editors, n+1
We live in undeniably ugly times.
The Freight Rail Labor Dispute Was Never About ‘Sick Days’
Aaron Gordon, Vice
Workers were not threatening to shut down the nation’s rail system over a few sick days. They were sounding the alarm on a broken system that affects us all.
The Rise of the Video Game Union
Nicole Carpenter, Polygon
The Rise of the Video Game Union is an all-in-one explainer on why game workers are unionizing and the specific steps that future organizers may take.
Having More Fun Is Good for the Planet
Kate Aronoff, The New Republic
A four-day workweek would be one easy way to cut skyrocketing commercial energy consumption.
From the Progressive Era to Today, Employers Have Always Been Petty Dictators
Chad Pearson, Jacobin
Today’s union-busters owe much to the bosses of the Progressive Era, who refused to recognize unions and fired labor organizers. Employers have never been “enlightened,” instead fighting tooth and nail to maintain their dictatorial powers.
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