devon b

labor researcher. formerly ucb labor center. currently ucla mpp student. power concedes nothing without demand.

[devon b @canadadry_stan]

@matthewstoller finally some new ideas!

[devon b @canadadry_stan]

@skitkatea being a sagehen-bruin is constant embarrassment.

[devon b @canadadry_stan]

@bigblackjacobin was there really a large contingency of people who would be persuaded by this paper that didn't already intuitively understand that this was the case? the hype blinders are really unbelievable even amongst industry insiders who should know better

[devon b @canadadry_stan]

@TerriGerstein not to mention the union wage standards themselves!

[devon b @canadadry_stan]

@The_Acumen so irritating how they use decorum as an excuse to preemptively tie their hands so they conveniently can't do anything useful.

[Kim Kelly @GrimKim]

Workers at a Philly @WholeFoods have just released the results of their union election—AND THEY WON!!!! 130-100, baby! 🦅

Philadelphia is now home to the first unionized Whole Foods Market in the U.S. One down, 500 more to go!

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

When Israelis tell you there was a ceasefire on October 6th, this is what they meant.

[devon b @canadadry_stan]

@MattBruenig sorry if this has been explained but what is the argument that the lawsuits from crowder were 8(a)(1) violations if he was not attempting to unionize or engage in other section 7 activity? or was he?

I understand the clauses being illegal but that part confused me

[devon b @canadadry_stan]

curious how this is interacting with ad pricing, with Netflix openly acknowledging their customers are often not paying attention to the screen even for the actual content being consumed

[DiscussingFilm @DiscussingFilm]

Netflix execs tell screenwriters to have characters “announce what they’re doing so that viewers who have a program on in the background can follow along”

They also have thousands of micro-genres including “casual viewing” which is used for movies/TV that go down best when you’re not paying attention.

(Source: https://t.co/KIZ2gKloK4)

[devon b @canadadry_stan]

@alka_seltzzer @theneedledrop correct

[devon b @canadadry_stan]

@rishutt V(bucks)

[Terri Gerstein @TerriGerstein]

State and local labor departments should download the data relevant to their jurisdictions in case this valuable OSHA injury data is no longer available in the future!

[devon b @canadadry_stan]

@parismarx its really fascinating to me how restrained the use of "AI" was when it was still referred to as machine learning. the rebranding preceded an explosion in use and visions for what it could be in the future seemingly without any major shift in how the tech actually works

[devon b @canadadry_stan]

@parismarx great piece. tech coverage is abysmal because so much of it is basically an industry mag purporting to run as journalism. either that or it's done by legacy media outlets without the technical understanding to look beyond the info fed to them by tech companies.

[devon b @canadadry_stan]

@veenadubal @nytimes there's something very funny to me about the military being the only higher ed institute that can do affirmative action

[Elizabeth Chou @reporterliz]

My latest @LAPublicPress LA politics round-up includes a piece on the Department of Homeland Security's Secret Service leading public safety planning for the 2028 Olympics, even as LA city tries to be a "sanctuary" for immigrants.

https://t.co/JzOwEfWGlH via @LAPublicPress

[devon b @canadadry_stan]

@_ericblanc @veenadubal would filling the open nlrb slot keep this in place through 2026 or is it basically doomed when the new admin comes in?

[devon b @canadadry_stan]

@LolOverruled a flawless campaign beat by a flawlesser campaign

[devon b @canadadry_stan]

not a former Pomona student president being on this campaign ... it makes so much sense

[Parker Butler @parkerpbutler]

I am so, so proud of the team behind @KamalaHQ.

This crew revolutionized rapid response on social media and left it all on the field.