#delivery strike

[iww-gnv]

Thousands of rideshare app drivers are going on strike on Valentine’s Day across 10 U.S. cities to protest low wages and poor safety standards, alongside expressing their concerns about job security. Uber, Lyft, Doordash and other drivers will not be offering rides to or from the airport in Austin, Chicago, Hartford, Miami, Newark, Orlando, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Rhode Island, and Tampa, Fla. on Feb. 14. Justice for App Workers, the union representing more than 130,000 rideshare drivers and delivery workers, said drivers will be striking all day. “Uber and Lyft pay rideshare drivers poverty wages so low they’re below the minimum wage in some states, forcing drivers to work up to 60-80 hours a week in mobile-sweatshop conditions just to be able to pay their bills,” the union said in a statement to TIME. “Drivers are striking to transform our industry, and to upend Uber and Lyft’s systems of exploitation to create instead a more just future, where our labor and humanity are treated with dignity.” Drivers at these companies are independent contractors, not employees. That designation means that drivers do not get the same legal protections other full-time employees do under federal labor law.

#news #labor news #uber #lyft #doordash #uber strike #lyft strike #doordash strike #delivery workers #delivery drivers #delivery strike

[tinyshe]

“Talks between delivery giant UPS and its workers in the US have broken down, raising the possibility of the first strike from staffers at the firm in more than 25 years.”

If you or your loved ones are in USA and have medical or essential goods delivered bu UPS -- heads up and plan accordingly!

#health #medical #essential goods #delivery strike

[sincerelyhannibal]

#zac the delivery sniper strikes again #d20 starstruck #dimension 20 #zac oyama #starstruck odyssey #d20

[reasonsforhope]

Amazon delivery drivers and dispatchers walked out of their delivery facility on Thursday to demand that Amazon bargain with them. The 84 drivers currently on strike have held picket lines before, but this is the first time Amazon drivers have walked out in the U.S., according to a Teamsters press release. 

The drivers, who work for the Amazon delivery service partner (DSP) Battle-Tested Strategies in Palmdale, California, unionized with the Teamsters in late April, and are demanding that Amazon come to the bargaining table to negotiate a contract. Drivers have already negotiated and ratified a contract with the DSP, which voluntarily recognized their union. 

Amazon has previously stated that, because the drivers don’t work directly for Amazon—they work for the DSP, which is then contracted by Amazon—that the company is not obligated to bargain with them. For the past month, the union has been trying to prove that wrong, saying that, despite Amazon placing all responsibility onto the DSP, it is in fact in “complete control” of the DSP’s operations. 

“We are on the picket line today to demand the pay and safety standards that we deserve,” said Raj Singh, one unionized driver on strike, in a statement. “We work hard for a multibillion-dollar corporation. We should be able to provide food and clothes for our kids.” 

The drivers’ contract with the DSP guarantees a higher wage, protections against the extreme heat of California summers, and the right to refuse unsafe deliveries. Heat is an industry-wide hazard for delivery drivers. Motherboard has previously reported on how UPS drivers must deal with temperatures of over 120 degrees Fahrenheit in the summer. Earlier this week, the Teamsters won a tentative agreement with UPS guaranteeing improved heat protections and air conditioning in trucks...

“Amazon has no respect for the rule of law, the health of its workers, or the livelihood of their families,” said Randy Korgan, the director of the Teamsters Amazon Division, which has been working to organize Amazon facilities to protect workers and maintain wage standards in the delivery and logistics industry. “Workers are on strike today because the only thing this corporate criminal cares about is profits. We are sending a message to Amazon that violating worker rights will no longer be business as usual.”

-via Motherboard at Vice, June 15, 2023

#labor #labor unions #labor rights #teamsters #amazon #delivery driver #organized labor #strike #ups #good news #hope

[beemovieerotica]

UPS delivered essential food to my house 2 days after it was meant to arrive with the raw meat warm to the touch and spoiled.

if I were a boomer I'd be a bitch about it, but I'm not, because I know they're understaffed, overworked, driving open air vans in 95F heat, through thunderstorms, on dangerous roads, for garbage pay.

what I am going to do is raise hell to the seller - and when UPS strikes (fingers crossed) you keep the pressure on the sellers - because the more big companies get screwed at the bottom line, the more they're going to have to support massive countrywide reform for how their products arrive to their customers.

don't be an ass to delivery drivers in the coming weeks. they're having a worse time than you.

#ups #delivery drivers have been dying from the heat #they've gotta strike

[lesbiansandgayssupporttheminers]

Support Posties if they strike.

#uk politics #strikes #unions #postal workers #posties #royal mail #mail workers #delivery workers #extreme heat

[marrissacooper]

‘What?’

‘“What?”‘ she repeated. ‘Fucking “what?”‘

Robin swore far less often than Strike did. The damp night air, which felt icy on Strike’s sweaty face, was rapidly sobering him up. Robin appeared to be angry: angrier, in fact, than he’d ever seen her. But drink was still slowing his reactions, and nothing better occured to him than to repeat,

‘What?’

‘You arrive late,’ she said, ‘because of course you do, because when have you ever shown me the common fucking courtesy of turning up on time —’

TROUBLED BLOOD, Chapter 41

#bbc strike #strike #strikeedit #cb strike #userpinckertons #chrissiewatts #cormoran strike #robin ellacott #cormoran x robin #strellacott #tom burke #holliday grainger #troubled blood #tvedit #mine #the acting in this scene was so good!! #the delivery of 'whaaat' #and holliday really conveyed how hurt robin is

[seyvia]

⋆꙳•̩̩͙❅*̩̩͙‧͙Ｉ＇ｍ ｔｉｒｅｄ ｏｆ ｔｈｉｓ ｇｒａｎｄｍａ！ ‧͙*̩̩͙❆ ͙͛ ˚₊⋆

Jazzi has always had a knack for forming connections with the elderly residents when she volunteers at nursing homes. After all, they tend to enjoy the cold weather best by snuggling up next to a crackling fireplace with a warm drink rather than participating in winter sports just like she does. However, it's not to say that she doesn't get along with her grandparents. They are just a bit more adventurous than she expected, and it takes her by surprise sometimes. But Jazzi believes in the importance of stepping out of her comfort zone every now and then. After all, that's why she's here.

#gameplay factoid: I like to send her to do volunteer work every week. whether it be beach cleanup or nursing homes #she just strikes me as that kind of person #like when she still tipped the delivery guy despite her money situation #stay jazzy #lazy gaming #ts4 gameplay #sims 4 #ts4 #ts4 screenshot #ts4 screenshots #ts4 screenies #ts4 gif

[iww-gnv]

Thousands of drivers for ride-sharing platforms Uber, Lyft and food delivery app DoorDash will strike across the United States on Valentine’s Day seeking fair pay, drivers’ groups said on Monday. The strike call is the first since Uber and Lyft went public in 2019. Drivers will picket outside airports and Uber offices, two of the groups said.

#news #labor news #uber #lyft #doordash #strike #uber strike #lyft strike #doordash strike #delivery workers #delivery drivers

[misteria247]

I'M FUCKING WHEEZING RAPHAEL AFTER BEING LITERALLY BEING SCARED STIFF BY A FLUFFY BUNNY DOLL-

Raph near tears: And for the record these are tears of LAUGHTER. I'm LaUgHiNg At YoU-!

LIKE THE VA'S HIGH PITCH AND THE VOICE CRACK AT THIS SENTENCE AND THE WAY HE DELIVERED IT GIRL I'M LITERALLY CACKLING.

#oli talks #ooc #muns ramblings #mindless ramblings of a madman #YouTube recommendations strikes again #I'm just screwing around on YouTube and I got this clip and as soon as I heard that voice i completely lost my shit #teenage mutant ninja turtles #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rise of the tmnt #tmnt #rottmnt #tmnt 2018 #teenage mutant ninja turtles 2018 #tmnt 2k18 #tmnt raph #rottmnt raph #Raphael Hamato #I love this large gentle giant like omfg he's perfect and precious #props to his VA for that delivery girl I lost it the comedic gold this show has it's unbelievable

[picketlinepitchin]

[Image description: Three digital drawings, all of which have the Picket Line Pitch-In logo in a corner. The first shows Coraline from the movie of the same name. She's crouching down and is leaning her head on her hand. She is smiling. The background is green. The second shows Jiji from Kiki's Delivery Service. He is smiling and rubbing his head against someone's leg. There are hearts above his head. The floor is purple and the wall is white. The last is an uncolored drawing of Conan and Heiji from Detective Conan/Case Closed. Heiji is holding Conan with one arm. He puts the other on his chin in a thinking gesture, which Conan copies. They are leaning against a railing. End description.]

THIS IS THE FIRST BATCH OF THANK YOU DOODLES FOR THE VERY GENEROUS PERSON WHO DONATED $200!!! Whoever you are, thanks so much!!! Drawn by Rody, Mwaml, and Grumpycakes

#picket line pitch in #coraline movie #coraline jones #jiji the cat #kiki's delivery service #detective conan #cased closed #edogawa conan #hattori heiji #writers strike #wga strong #support the wga #wga strike #actors strike #sag strike #sag aftra #fanart 4 donation fundraiser #image description

[waitineedaname]

as someone who has issues reading, is the dungeon meshi anime worth the watch so far? ive been wanting to get into it forever and it keeps showing up on my dash, your blog especially which makes me want to trust your judgement lmao

there's only one episode out so far, but I definitely think it's worth watching!!! It seems like it's going to be a faithful adaptation, and I ADORE the manga. It's got some of the best fantasy world building I've seen in ages, the characters are all compelling, the art is STUNNING, and it's got a good balance of humor while slowly becoming more tense as the stakes rise (while still having a good amount of humor to break the tense moments). Also every recipe makes me so fucking hungry. So yeah, I highly recommend it! There's only one episode so far, but it feels like they're adapting it as closely as possible and keeping things consistent with the spirit of the manga, so I think it'll be a good adaptation :]

#asks #anonymous #im glad you trust my taste that's high praise #the animation looks really good and im glad theyve kept some of my favorite panels so far #i watched the sub and i think it's probably better than the dub #im normally a dub guy but the dub was kinda stilted #which is a shame bc it has good actors #the sub had more passion in the delivery #but you can watch whichever strikes your fancy! #it's on netflix which makes it easy to find

[marv3l-drag0ns]

Hi!!! How are you? I haven't really been interacting with you directly lately so I thought I would check. ^v^

HI!!!!!! omg hello how r u :D

im doin pretty good! slowly weaning myself off of tumblr doomscrolling too so you know im the picture of mental health :]

i figured out how to use my sewing machine today! i'm very wary of the beast because it bunched up the thread like 50 times but by the end of the week we shall be besties im so excited

how r ur rabbits?

#i forget if you have more than 1 but how are they doing #dragon's deliveries #dragon's discussions #also working on a couple other things like college essays and room decoration and figuring out how to style a wig #but i have a few events coming up soon (spirit week at school (striking senior) homecoming dance (golden hour) and ren faire #as well as hal cosplay at the end of november #so im v excited for all these crafty bits #i need to go on a thrift store run vuv #dysprosium

[unproduciblesmackdown]

meinnnn gott i was like boy this song can't be 8 & a half minutes....well the first 6 minutes of the video are phyllidia krampington loosing george salazar the krampus on everyone & their asshole (here her cousin, b/c although i swear on my life i have seen [phyllidia seducing the krampus via baby it's cold outside] photos, in this 2018 show that sequence is definitely about her trying to fuck melvin cooterstein in the ass. (note that she mentions the xmas villain's long-lost daughter harriet, as the [why are you so evil? / i don't kneauuraeaough....but it definitely doesn't have anything to do with xyz] but no long-lost presumed dead spouse, who would've been already mentioned in the 2019 show at this point though that's no incontrovertible evidence it's not relevant in this show. & my hypothesis is that if melvin is a long-lost anyone, phyllidia would be His long-lost daughter. but 50/50 could go either way! a beautiful relationship ft. the convenience of all these colonoscopies he keeps scheduling)) and then we meet the fancy tree! and don't get around to singing until phyllidia's exit & the krampus's partial sendoff to go feel better having some snacks (i.e., mingle & meander)

#it's GONGEOUS in here #fantastic delivery on ''until you all poo out of your butts'' #the krampus does seem to have a range of Half Demonic Half just some guy & fairly timid/sensitive really but glad to be here #of course doesn't Actually continually disrupt the show or strike anyone's asshole with birch reeds hence the need for a pickmeup tiramisu #that's tiramisu as a generic term which is something i'm making happen in my own vocabulary #& from there things can diverge lol...not being seduce in this year or 2019's so seems in that case: trying to fuck the fancy tree #who has a mwah line about this as exquisitely delivered as you see here. but i can't recall it exactly Need to be rehearing things #and Need this energy and delight and magic to go into [cyril krampus 2023 baby it's cold outside video PLEASE (please) PLEASE (please) #x 2 baby please. hit post....will do the Opposite of hitting your asshole with birch sticks. stand facing away from your ass wielding like #ostrich feathers & moving them in the gentlest patterns away from you. for being Great this year] #joe iconis christmas extravaganza #phyllidia krampington #apparently not always but here indeed with some relation to #the krampus #who based on knowledge & documentation does seem to have been frequently portrayed by george salazar #got that :3 little voice going lmao. she yelled at me....loud :'3 #krampus just wandering around peeing in bernedette peters' plaintain chips. maybe humping a tree's skirt (costuming not needle collecting) #you know how it is #Youtube

[clannfearrunt]

Bad and naughty delivery drivers get sent to the Big Beast of a Van to atone for their sins

#I broke the delivery vehicle so we have. a huge van. as a substitute #TOP THREE VEHICLES TO STRIKE YHE FEAR OF GOD INTO YOUR HEART #Con stop yapping

[saltedsolenoid]

i would do an analysis on sonic's character writing in sonic boom but that'd mean that i'd actually have to watch the show and i can't do that because everyone else's character writing sucks balls imo. peace and love

#i hope this doesn't actually leak into the snic fandom #i can't afford that i'll be mobbed and killed #like. the blue guy (i'm taking every precaution this doesn't get maintagged) strikes a perfect balance between completely irresponsible #and very leaderlike #and just like. YEAH!!! he's a 15 year old placed into heroism because he has good morals and the ability to achieve them!! #is he fit to make the right decisions with those morals? HELL NO!!! he's aware of those around him but he doesn't have all the intelligence #he needs to be a successful leader + hero!! and snicboom expresses that really well!!! #plus roger does an excellent job voicing the blue guy and the delivery adds SO much #but. hgmghggmmgmgghhhhh #he cares about his friends and the people around him but he has his own agenda and needs too!! even if he ignores those sometimes #but.AAAGGHHGHAHHHGHH i have thoughts on this anthropomorphic hedgehog