Scathing letter to Columbia University president Shafik: 'In my nearly forty years as a faculty member, I have never seen such brazen cruelty toward students and faculty, such cowardice before what amounts to a right-wing witch hunt, and such blatant dishonesty.' bostonreview.net/articles/lette…

Spanish Congress rejected a proposal to legislate worker representation on boards last week. Not a final defeat, but some lessons to be learned to move forward.

See my article kindly published today by #SocialEurope Robin Wilson 👇

socialeurope.eu/codeterminatio…

NEW for MAY DAY from Common Wealth's Centre For Democratising Work — What is work in contemporary Britain like? ft. brilliant data analysis by Sophie and Chris Hayes

Today, on International Workers Day, we are launching a new digital dashboard as part of the Centre for Democratising Work. 

Explore the interactive data-driven project examining work in contemporary Britain by clicking the link at the bottom of this thread. 🔽 

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L’ Académie française Académie des sciences morales et politiques en 2024 :
4 femmes sur 50 Académiciens !!?
Une possibilité d’élire une membre exceptionnelle Académie royale de Belgique ?
On y choisit encore un homme.
Quelle honte. Merci de communiquer les solutions structurelles qui vont être apportées pour la parité.

According to Columbia by-laws, police are not supposed to be allowed on campus without the consent of the faculty. President Shafik does *not* have our approval for this raid; she has not even asked our approval. This promises to be a horrifying dereliction of faculty governance

🗣️' #Mayday is also a day where we celebrate #democracy . Where the fight #ForDemocracy is linked to the fight for more jobs, wages that guarantee a decent life, rights, social protection, equality, and inclusivity' Luc Triangle
👉ituc-csi.org/May-Day-2024

Happy International Workers' Day, May Day, Labour Day. Whatever you call it, we hope today you'll reflect on all of your hard work and all the hard work of others, whose labour your life depends on. Join the movement for better working conditions for all: buff.ly/3y3iGc4

We urge #German authorities to not only respect people’s right to protest & right to freedom of expression, but to facilitate & uphold the same.

We have been observing shrinking spaces and the silencing of people speaking out in solidarity with Palestinian human rights.

Join us on June 7th - AI-enabled democracy and corporate democratization with contributions from Joshua Cohen, Hélène Landemore, Isabelle Ferreras, and others.

eventbrite.co.uk/e/ethics-in-ai…

El Parlamento Europeo adopta la directiva de Plataformas Digitales.

Siguiendo el camino de la Ley Rider las personas trabajadoras digitales tendrán los mismos derechos laborales que otra que trabaja cuenta ajena. Proteger a los trabajadores y trabajadoras es una prioridad.

First police violence, then getting charged with battery. Solidarity Caroline Fohlin

Time flies! Common Wealth launched five years ago today 🎂

Thanks to our supporters + the wonderful team who have built CW together, it has been quite a journey.

Proud of what we've achieved, excited by what is to come. Here's a preview of upcoming work.

common-wealth.org/perspectives/t…

Labour have just announced that their upcoming manifesto will pledge to renationalise UK railways, bringing them back into public ownership after nearly thirty years of privatisation.

Here’s why that’s a good thing — and why such measures should be expanded across energy,…

It’s worth reminding those critical of the student protests raging across the US: Gaza no longer has universities. Every single university in Gaza has been bombed into oblivion. Hundreds of academics, scholars, professors, & students have been killed since Oct. 7. #scholasticide

💥Ministers of Germany, Brazil, South Africa and Spain: 'why we need a global tax on billionaires'

Momentum for a coordinated minimum tax on the super-rich is accelerating – history in the making!

theguardian.com/inequality/202…

Platform Work Directive is adopted. They thought it was impossible so we did it. We won. European Parliament voted today final agreement. Excellent news for millions of platform workers who will no longer be deprived of minimum wages, sick pay, holiday pay, and social security.