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John<p>Colombian legislature's blocking of pro-labor law ends after president moves towards submitting it to referendum. Law passes</p><p><a href="https://colombiareports.com/colombias-congress-approves-labor-reform-petro-withdraws-referendum/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">colombiareports.com/colombias-</span><span class="invisible">congress-approves-labor-reform-petro-withdraws-referendum/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://union.place/tags/Colombia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Colombia</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>labor</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/contracting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contracting</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/GigEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GigEconomy</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/overtime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>overtime</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>union</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unions</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/UnionStrong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnionStrong</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>exploitation</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/ClassWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClassWar</span></a></p>
Jan<p>It's official now:</p><p>I'm looking for an <a href="https://x0r.be/tags/Elixir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Elixir</span></a> <a href="https://x0r.be/tags/Job" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Job</span></a> preferably <a href="https://x0r.be/tags/freelance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freelance</span></a> or <a href="https://x0r.be/tags/contracting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contracting</span></a>. Open for anything right now.</p><p><a href="https://x0r.be/tags/fedihire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fedihire</span></a></p>
John<p><a href="https://union.place/tags/NewZealand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewZealand</span></a>: new law "could have been written by <a href="https://union.place/tags/Uber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Uber</span></a>’s lawyers" - We have members who wear a company uniform, drive a branded van, and answer to a manager – but miss out on basic rights</p><p><a href="https://etu.nz/worst-employment-law-changes-in-a-generation-will-lock-in-exploitation-says-e-tu/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">etu.nz/worst-employment-law-ch</span><span class="invisible">anges-in-a-generation-will-lock-in-exploitation-says-e-tu/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://union.place/tags/LaborRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LaborRights</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/WorkersRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorkersRights</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>union</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unions</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/ETu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ETu</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/contracting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contracting</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/GigEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GigEconomy</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/SickLeave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SickLeave</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/MinimumWage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MinimumWage</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>exploitation</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/ClassWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClassWar</span></a></p>
Martin Owens :inkscape:<p>Sometimes companies ask me to meet with them, to advise them on Inkscape, or SVG and maybe they have questions about contributing to Inkscape.</p><p>I always charge an upfront fee.</p><p>I can't have my advice clouded by the prospect that *maybe* I'll get work, or maybe the project will make sense to use Inskcape. I need to be able to advise that you hire someone else in the community who has the right skills or is nearer physically. Or advise you don't use Inkscape at all.</p><p><a href="https://floss.social/tags/contracting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contracting</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/foss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>foss</span></a></p>
gary<p>the dump is so insane you need 4x4 with trailer - it is rough but easy money - 36/ton <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/demo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>demo</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/contracting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contracting</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/salvage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>salvage</span></a></p>
John<p>Gig companies "leave workers at the mercy of unstable and subminimum wages, little social protection, and in constant fear of termination without recourse" despite meeting criteria for employee status</p><p><a href="https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/05/12/us-major-companies-violate-gig-workers-rights" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">hrw.org/news/2025/05/12/us-maj</span><span class="invisible">or-companies-violate-gig-workers-rights</span></a></p><p><a href="https://union.place/tags/GigWorkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GigWorkers</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/GigWork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GigWork</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/LivingWage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LivingWage</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/MinimumWage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MinimumWage</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/HumanRightsWatch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRightsWatch</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/DoorDash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DoorDash</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Favor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Favor</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Instacart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Instacart</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Lyft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lyft</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Shipt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Shipt</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Uber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Uber</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/contracting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contracting</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Medicare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Medicare</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/unemployment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unemployment</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>union</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unions</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>exploitation</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/ClassWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClassWar</span></a></p>
Schumannhoehe<p>„Zu den größten <a href="https://bonn.social/tags/Contracting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Contracting</span></a> -Unternehmen gehören Firmen wie die Getec Group aus Magdeburg oder <a href="https://bonn.social/tags/Techem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Techem</span></a> Energy Solutions GmbH, mit Sitz im hessischen Eschborn, die Heizungskeller samt Heizung von Vermietern und Hauseigentümern teils über Jahre pachten und dann betreiben und betreuen.“</p><p>Wenn ihr den Artikel gelesen habt, geht es die Tage weiter und wir erklären euch die intransparent Preisformel von diesen Contracting-Firmen für die <a href="https://bonn.social/tags/Bonn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bonn</span></a> er <a href="https://bonn.social/tags/Fernw%C3%A4rme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fernwärme</span></a> (4/x)</p>
beSpacific<p>Via <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/LLRX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LLRX</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> in <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Finance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Finance</span></a> and <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Banking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Banking</span></a>, 03/18/25 Semi-monthly column by Sabrina I. Pacifici 5 highlights - The <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Finance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Finance</span></a> Sector Is Hitting an Inflection Point With <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a>; <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ArtificialIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArtificialIntelligence</span></a> and the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Labor</span></a> Market; <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/centralbank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>centralbank</span></a> vows to promote applications of AI <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/largelanguagemodels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>largelanguagemodels</span></a>; AI and the Extended Workday: Productivity, <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Contracting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Contracting</span></a> Efficiency, and Distribution of Rents; and The AI <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/supplychain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>supplychain</span></a> <br><a href="https://llrx.com/2025/03/ai-in-finance-and-banking-march-18-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">llrx.com/2025/03/ai-in-finance</span><span class="invisible">-and-banking-march-18-2025/</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/banking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>banking</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a></p>
John<p><a href="https://union.place/tags/Denmark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Denmark</span></a>: government plans to hand postal service to private <a href="https://union.place/tags/monopoly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>monopoly</span></a> that uses precarious employees. <a href="https://union.place/tags/Union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Union</span></a> expects further price increases and service deterioration.</p><p><a href="https://uniglobalunion.org/news/denmark-ends-letter-delivery-3f-uni-global-union/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">uniglobalunion.org/news/denmar</span><span class="invisible">k-ends-letter-delivery-3f-uni-global-union/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://union.place/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unions</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/contracting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contracting</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/gig" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gig</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/GigEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GigEconomy</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/PostNord" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PostNord</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/3F" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3F</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/DAO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DAO</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/neoliberalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neoliberalism</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/privatization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privatization</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/WorldPostDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorldPostDay</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>exploitation</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/ClassWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClassWar</span></a></p>
John<p>"<a href="https://union.place/tags/Uberfication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Uberfication</span></a>" encroaching on <a href="https://union.place/tags/teaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>teaching</span></a> profession, including at <a href="https://union.place/tags/Oxford" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Oxford</span></a>, leaves teachers scrambling for precarious <a href="https://union.place/tags/work" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>work</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/mar/15/british-council-teachers-gig-economy-tutors-exploiting" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/business/2025/</span><span class="invisible">mar/15/british-council-teachers-gig-economy-tutors-exploiting</span></a></p><p><a href="https://union.place/tags/BritishCouncil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BritishCouncil</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/contracting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contracting</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/GigWork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GigWork</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/GigEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GigEconomy</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Uber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Uber</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Deliveroo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Deliveroo</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Tefl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tefl</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>union</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unions</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Impellam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Impellam</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/ForeignOffice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignOffice</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>exploitation</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/ClassWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClassWar</span></a></p>
Paul Sanders 😎<p>I’m speaking to more and more people who are considering going <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/freelance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freelance</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/contracting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contracting</span></a> - and I’m loving it. </p><p>Great to see people going for the autonomy to build something for themselves. </p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ir35" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ir35</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/selfemployed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>selfemployed</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/smallbusiness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>smallbusiness</span></a></p>
dr 🛠️🛰️📡🎧:blobfoxcomputer:<p>I have a <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/plumbing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plumbing</span></a> problem at home that I've been putting off and is getting worse than anyone else in the house realizes and it is causing me SO MUCH STRESS. ("putting off" "nobody else realizes" and "stress" all doubtless thanks to <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/adhd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>adhd</span></a>)</p><p>"Just call a plumber!"</p><p>OK, so first of all, duh.</p><p>But also, the root cause is actually a sewer line issue and plumbers don't deal with that. Whereas the sewer people don't do plumbing. The sewer people also didn't seem too concerned about the weird geometry and 200y+ stone wall I'd like to preserve.</p><p>What I really need is a general contractor(?) who I can just point at this problem and THEY can wrangle the right professionals and make sure they fix the right things and don't break the wrong things.</p><p>Do they do that?</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/diy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>diy</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/home" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>home</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/contracting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contracting</span></a></p>
John<p><a href="https://union.place/tags/Greece" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Greece</span></a>: nationwide <a href="https://union.place/tags/strikes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>strikes</span></a> against <a href="https://union.place/tags/outsourcing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>outsourcing</span></a> and use of contracts rather than making employees permanent</p><p><a href="https://www.tovima.com/society/greece-wide-strikes-scheduled-for-february-18-19/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tovima.com/society/greece-wide</span><span class="invisible">-strikes-scheduled-for-february-18-19/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://union.place/tags/strike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>strike</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/contracting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contracting</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/ADEDY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ADEDY</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>union</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unions</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/SATA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SATA</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/GSEE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GSEE</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>exploitation</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/ClassWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClassWar</span></a></p>
fluffy 💜<p>busybee: fluffy rambles: Still looking for work queue management stuff <a href="https://beesbuzz.biz/blog/10610-Still-looking-for-work-queue-management-stuff" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">beesbuzz.biz/blog/10610-Still-</span><span class="invisible">looking-for-work-queue-management-stuff</span></a> <a href="https://plush.city/tags/RequestsNeeded" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RequestsNeeded</span></a> <a href="https://plush.city/tags/Contracting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Contracting</span></a> <a href="https://plush.city/tags/Software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Software</span></a> <a href="https://plush.city/tags/Blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Blog</span></a> <a href="https://plush.city/tags/Work" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Work</span></a></p>
John<p><a href="https://union.place/tags/Belgium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Belgium</span></a> teachers <a href="https://union.place/tags/strike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>strike</span></a>. Government plans to replace permanent jobs with indefinite-term contracts</p><p><a href="https://www.ei-ie.org/en/item/29421:belgium-unions-oppose-plan-that-worsens-working-conditions-for-teachers" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ei-ie.org/en/item/29421:belgiu</span><span class="invisible">m-unions-oppose-plan-that-worsens-working-conditions-for-teachers</span></a></p><p><a href="https://union.place/tags/strikes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>strikes</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>union</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unions</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Wallonia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wallonia</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Brussels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Brussels</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/MREngages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MREngages</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/ValerieGlatigny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ValerieGlatigny</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/contracting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contracting</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/ETUCE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ETUCE</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/EI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EI</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/teaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>teaching</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>exploitation</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/ClassWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClassWar</span></a></p>
Gene Boggs<p>Praise the gods. I reached out to the <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Perl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perl</span></a> + Mojo contractor I worked for, years ago, and he's still doing it, and said he'd give me hours. WHEW</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Contracting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Contracting</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/JobSearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JobSearch</span></a></p>
Mike Williamson<p>"The PBO said that in the four departments it studied, IT services provided by outside contractors cost taxpayers between 22 and 25.7 per cent more than they would have if the services had been provided in-house."</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/gcdigital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gcdigital</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/contracting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contracting</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/article/federal-it-contracting-cost-more-than-in-house-services-pbo-report/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ctvnews.ca/politics/article/fe</span><span class="invisible">deral-it-contracting-cost-more-than-in-house-services-pbo-report/</span></a></p>
John<p><a href="https://union.place/tags/Greece" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Greece</span></a>: call center for <a href="https://union.place/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a>, <a href="https://union.place/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a>, <a href="https://union.place/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a> and <a href="https://union.place/tags/Netflix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Netflix</span></a> not allowing bathroom breaks, terminating for sickness and <a href="https://union.place/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>union</span></a> support</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jan/14/teleperformance-strike-greece-apple-google-netflix" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/business/2025/</span><span class="invisible">jan/14/teleperformance-strike-greece-apple-google-netflix</span></a></p><p><a href="https://union.place/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unions</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/strike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>strike</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/strikes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>strikes</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Teleperformance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Teleperformance</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Athens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Athens</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Chania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chania</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Thessaloniki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Thessaloniki</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/UnionBusting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnionBusting</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/austerity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>austerity</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/CostOfLiving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CostOfLiving</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/neoliberalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neoliberalism</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Setep" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Setep</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/homelessness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>homelessness</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/contracting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contracting</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/WorkerVisa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorkerVisa</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>exploitation</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/ClassWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClassWar</span></a></p>
John<p><a href="https://union.place/tags/Philippines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Philippines</span></a>: Food delivery management loses appeal, base pay enforced, employer-employee relationship recognized</p><p><a href="https://www.solidaritycenter.org/riders-in-cebu-win-again-foodpandas-appeal-denied/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">solidaritycenter.org/riders-in</span><span class="invisible">-cebu-win-again-foodpandas-appeal-denied/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://union.place/tags/contracting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contracting</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Cebu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cebu</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Foodpanda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Foodpanda</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/NLRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NLRC</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/RIDERSSentro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RIDERSSentro</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>exploitation</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/ClassWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClassWar</span></a></p>
John<p><a href="https://union.place/tags/Strike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Strike</span></a> looms for <a href="https://union.place/tags/Ontario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ontario</span></a> colleges. 75% faculty now precarious. <a href="https://union.place/tags/CEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CEC</span></a> claims $1-billion price tag. <a href="https://union.place/tags/Union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Union</span></a> asks for costing breakdown, gets no answer.</p><p><a href="https://www.toronto.com/news/a-provincewide-college-strike-looms-in-ontario-heres-what-the-union-and-employer-are-saying/article_85762ed6-b3b7-5f4c-ae02-3fd4f073b5c7.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">toronto.com/news/a-provincewid</span><span class="invisible">e-college-strike-looms-in-ontario-heres-what-the-union-and-employer-are-saying/article_85762ed6-b3b7-5f4c-ae02-3fd4f073b5c7.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://union.place/tags/strikes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>strikes</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unions</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/contracting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contracting</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/OPSEU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OPSEU</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/AbbyRadovski" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AbbyRadovski</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>exploitation</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/ClassWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClassWar</span></a></p>