M. K. Hirai
@mkhirai.bsky.social
Labor and 🏳️🌈
Recovering attorney
Recovering attorney
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VERY good news from @bookshop-org.bsky.social!!
Indie Bookstores Will Soon Be Able to Sell E-Books (Gift Article)
Bookshop, a site that lets independent, bricks-and-mortar bookshops sell their books online, is launching an app that will allow the sales of e-books, too.
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2025 at 1:35 PM
VERY good news from @bookshop-org.bsky.social!!
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Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet:
www.404media.co/declassified...
www.404media.co/declassified...
Declassified CIA Guide to Sabotaging Fascism Is Suddenly Viral
The World War II-era "Simple Sabotage Field Manual" is full of steps that office workers can take to resist leadership.
www.404media.co
January 29, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet:
www.404media.co/declassified...
www.404media.co/declassified...
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Since the unlawful firing of NLRB Member Wilcox, I've seen a lot of misinformation about how the NLRB can no longer function. See this insightful post fhttps://open.substack.com/pub/nlrbedge/p/how-the-nlrb-works-without-a-quorum?r=4pfwuh&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
How the NLRB Works Without a Quorum
Here are the things it can and cannot do for now.
open.substack.com
January 29, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Since the unlawful firing of NLRB Member Wilcox, I've seen a lot of misinformation about how the NLRB can no longer function. See this insightful post fhttps://open.substack.com/pub/nlrbedge/p/how-the-nlrb-works-without-a-quorum?r=4pfwuh&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
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WORKERS: Do you know your rights when it comes to data and digital privacy in the workplace? Join the Labor Center and @techequity.bsky.social on Thursday, January 30th, 6-7 pm PT, for an informational session on how to exercise your data rights in California. techequity.us/event/tech-w...
January 29, 2025 at 9:28 PM
WORKERS: Do you know your rights when it comes to data and digital privacy in the workplace? Join the Labor Center and @techequity.bsky.social on Thursday, January 30th, 6-7 pm PT, for an informational session on how to exercise your data rights in California. techequity.us/event/tech-w...
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Trump's firing of labor board member is unprecedented and now the agency lacks three-member quorum to decide cases. To make matters worse, Trump also fired board's prosecutor.
Trump fires US labor board member, hobbling agency amid legal battles
President Donald Trump has removed a Democratic member of the U.S. National Labor Relations Board from office, an unprecedented move that will escalate an ongoing legal battle over the scope of the president's powers to control federal agencies.
www.reuters.com
January 29, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Trump's firing of labor board member is unprecedented and now the agency lacks three-member quorum to decide cases. To make matters worse, Trump also fired board's prosecutor.
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NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo issued the following statement on her last day at the National Labor Relations Board.
www.nlrb.gov/news-outreac...
www.nlrb.gov/news-outreac...
www.nlrb.gov
January 28, 2025 at 1:47 PM
NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo issued the following statement on her last day at the National Labor Relations Board.
www.nlrb.gov/news-outreac...
www.nlrb.gov/news-outreac...
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Breaking News: Workers at a Whole Foods in Philadelphia voted to become the first unionized store in the grocery chain, which is owned by Amazon.
Whole Foods Workers in Philadelphia Vote to Form Chain’s First Union
The union win comes as Amazon, which owns the grocery chain, is also fighting labor organizing in its warehouse and delivery businesses.
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Breaking News: Workers at a Whole Foods in Philadelphia voted to become the first unionized store in the grocery chain, which is owned by Amazon.
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Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. In 2022, @clintsmithiii.bsky.social visited Holocaust monuments across Germany to see how the country memorializes the sins of its history—and what America can learn about atonement. theatln.tc/yofyQRA4
January 27, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. In 2022, @clintsmithiii.bsky.social visited Holocaust monuments across Germany to see how the country memorializes the sins of its history—and what America can learn about atonement. theatln.tc/yofyQRA4
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Scientists have identified a previously unknown dinosaur species from an unlikely source: photographs of fossils destroyed during the Allied bombing of Munich in World War II.
New dinosaur species emerges from pre-WWII fossil photos
The dinosaur was about as big as a Tyrannosaurus rex and had a unique nasal horn and symmetrical teeth that it used to eat its prey.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 27, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Scientists have identified a previously unknown dinosaur species from an unlikely source: photographs of fossils destroyed during the Allied bombing of Munich in World War II.
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The comic book company that publishes the graphic novels and comics of Neil Gaiman announced this weekend that it would no longer work with the author following a storm of sexual misconduct allegations and that it would halt the publication of his forthcoming "Anansi Boys" series.
Comic Book Publisher Drops Neil Gaiman Amid Sexual Misconduct Allegations
Dark Horse Comics announced it would no longer publish the author and canceled further publication of his “Anansi Boys” series.
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The comic book company that publishes the graphic novels and comics of Neil Gaiman announced this weekend that it would no longer work with the author following a storm of sexual misconduct allegations and that it would halt the publication of his forthcoming "Anansi Boys" series.
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New Zealand will allow tourists to work remotely while on visitor visas, in a bid to attract digital nomads
New Zealand Eases Visa Rules to Allow Visitors to Work Remotely
New Zealand has relaxed its visa rules to allow foreign visitors to work remotely while in the nation as it leans on tourism to help drive an economic recovery.
www.bloomberg.com
January 27, 2025 at 2:36 AM
New Zealand will allow tourists to work remotely while on visitor visas, in a bid to attract digital nomads
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“up to 87 percent of employers fight their employees’ efforts to unionize by hiring professional anti-union consultants—“persuaders”—to thwart union organizing drives”
www.epi.org/press/the-pe...
www.epi.org/press/the-pe...
The Persuader Rule would have shined a spotlight on the union-avoidance industry—but the Trump administration is rescinding it
In a new comment submitted to the Department of Labor, EPI Associate Labor Counsel Marni von Wilpert argues that the “Persuader Rule,” which is designed to add transparency to union elections by requi...
www.epi.org
January 27, 2025 at 5:07 AM
“up to 87 percent of employers fight their employees’ efforts to unionize by hiring professional anti-union consultants—“persuaders”—to thwart union organizing drives”
www.epi.org/press/the-pe...
www.epi.org/press/the-pe...
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NLRB Region 32-Oakland wins injunction requiring AAA to rescind unlawful policy and maintain employee commissions.
nlrb.gov/news-outreac...
nlrb.gov/news-outreac...
January 27, 2025 at 3:06 PM
NLRB Region 32-Oakland wins injunction requiring AAA to rescind unlawful policy and maintain employee commissions.
nlrb.gov/news-outreac...
nlrb.gov/news-outreac...
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New scientific techniques are raising the possibility that an alternative to IVF could free thousands of aspiring mothers from brutal protocols, @kristenvbrown.bsky.social reports.
A Less Brutal Alternative to IVF
Fertility treatment doesn’t have to be so painful.
www.theatlantic.com
January 27, 2025 at 6:31 PM
New scientific techniques are raising the possibility that an alternative to IVF could free thousands of aspiring mothers from brutal protocols, @kristenvbrown.bsky.social reports.
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This is pretty cool: Scientists have isolated the gene that may be responsible for the reason grapefruit interferes with some meds. It's not the solution, but it's a start. I love grapefruit but it messes with one of my meds, so this makes me happy.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-...
Why Grapefruit Interferes with Medication, and What to Do about It
Could gene editing produce a tasty citrus fruit that doesn’t interfere with prescription drugs?
www.scientificamerican.com
January 25, 2025 at 6:18 PM
This is pretty cool: Scientists have isolated the gene that may be responsible for the reason grapefruit interferes with some meds. It's not the solution, but it's a start. I love grapefruit but it messes with one of my meds, so this makes me happy.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-...
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Here’s why doctors recommend getting specific shots at specific times — as well as what happens when parents stray from that advice.
The Evidence For the Childhood Vaccine Schedule, Explained
Here’s why doctors recommend getting specific shots at specific times — as well as what happens when parents stray from that advice.
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Here’s why doctors recommend getting specific shots at specific times — as well as what happens when parents stray from that advice.
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Another call for papers! @umichlaw.bsky.social is hosting the 10th Annual Admin. Law New Scholarship Roundtable on 5/19-5/20. Submissions due 2/28. Details here: https://buff.ly/3CboJh9 #WomeninAcademia #WomenAlsoKnowLaw
Call for Papers: Tenth Annual Administrative Law New Scholarship Roundtable - Yale Journal on Regulation
The University of Michigan Law School is very pleased to host the Tenth Annual Administrative Law New Scholarship Roundtable on May 19-20, 2025. For the past nine years, the Roundtable has offered…
buff.ly
January 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Another call for papers! @umichlaw.bsky.social is hosting the 10th Annual Admin. Law New Scholarship Roundtable on 5/19-5/20. Submissions due 2/28. Details here: https://buff.ly/3CboJh9 #WomeninAcademia #WomenAlsoKnowLaw
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A Frenchwoman has won a ruling from Europe’s top human rights court, with a panel of seven judges unanimously saying she should not have been blamed in their divorce for not having sex with her husband.
Sex not part of woman’s ‘marital duties,’ court rules in divorce case
A Frenchwoman took her case to the European Court of Human Rights after she was ruled at fault in her divorce because she had stopped having sex with her husband.
wapo.st
January 24, 2025 at 2:25 PM
A Frenchwoman has won a ruling from Europe’s top human rights court, with a panel of seven judges unanimously saying she should not have been blamed in their divorce for not having sex with her husband.
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VERY urgent update regarding trans/nonbinary people safety & security:
January 23, 2025 at 4:38 PM
VERY urgent update regarding trans/nonbinary people safety & security:
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Urgent trans and nonbinary update: I called a passport office and got a sympathetic rep who told me officially any information about gender markers is posted online. Unofficially, they *literally whispered,* they have heard the same rumors about passports being confiscated.
VERY urgent update regarding trans/nonbinary people safety & security:
January 23, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Urgent trans and nonbinary update: I called a passport office and got a sympathetic rep who told me officially any information about gender markers is posted online. Unofficially, they *literally whispered,* they have heard the same rumors about passports being confiscated.
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Karla Sofía Gascón made Oscar history on Thursday, becoming the first openly trans actress to be nominated for an Academy Award for her performance as the title character in "Emilia Pérez." nyti.ms/40whQim
January 23, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Karla Sofía Gascón made Oscar history on Thursday, becoming the first openly trans actress to be nominated for an Academy Award for her performance as the title character in "Emilia Pérez." nyti.ms/40whQim
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“Today we feel secure and safe and happy.” After Thailand on Thursday became the first country in Southeast Asia to legalize same-sex marriage, couples gathered for a mass wedding in Bangkok. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/w...
January 23, 2025 at 9:32 PM
“Today we feel secure and safe and happy.” After Thailand on Thursday became the first country in Southeast Asia to legalize same-sex marriage, couples gathered for a mass wedding in Bangkok. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/w...