Reminder: Most folk etymology is false. The stories are enjoyable, and the logic makes sense (usually), but actual etymology is seldom so convenient or entertaining to the general reader.

However, "sabotage" actually is related to "sabots," the shoes worn by French peasants, from the French *saboter," to kick with sabots, to purposefully destroy.
Check Merriam-Webster and OED, and you'll see. The word dates to the early 1900s.

#Etymology
#WorkersUnite
#UnionStrong

Venture capitalists? More like vulture capitalists, amirite?
#BadPuns #EatTheRich #WorkersUnite

Speaking of #Luddites…

In 1812, poet #LordByron told the House of Lords that #framebreakers had reason to be angry: “These men never destroyed their looms till they were become useless, worse than useless; till they were become actual impediments to their exertions in obtaining their daily bread.”

The Destruction of Stocking Frames, etc. Act 1812, made it a capital offense.

Byron’s response was a scathing poem that is, sadly, still on point.

#peopleoverprofit #workersunite

Wow! Swedish (or more countries involved?) taxi drivers now started a new app that works like the (in)famous ones treating them like goods, but run by themselves!
The only bad thing is the app is dependent on google app services, so my /e/OS Fairphone cannot use it.
Please look up the app "Fair Taxi", package name "fair.app" on Android devices (wow, didn't anyone claim that name already?).
#workersrights
#workersunite
#Taxi
#cabdriver
#FairTaxi
@Flamman

@tess
Your message should ring true for any #professional. We're all #workers.
#WorkersUnite

Solidarity with my former City of San Jose colleagues as they strike for better wages! ✊🏼

Employees for the city are overworked and underpaid. San Jose is one of the most expensive cities to live in, and yet employees are not paid livable wages. Many are forced to live further away and deal with supercommutes, while some have been forced into homelessness by the low pay.

#strike #sanjosestrike #solidarity #workersunite #union #sanjose
https://sanjosespotlight.com/thousands-of-san-jose-workers-will-strike/

"In the next couple weeks, I need to line something else up. I’ve had up to four side jobs at once. I’ve worked in online customer service part time for retail start-ups. If the strike carries on indefinitely, I can live on forever, because actors are all stubborn donkeys. You will find a way to sustain yourself. The studios are running out of material. We can do this for fuckin’ ever."

https://www.vulture.com/article/hollywood-strike-actors-writers-crew-members-anonymous.html

#labor #sagaftra #wgastrike #strike #workersunite

Breaking: 2 employees of Mia Mover @ MIA, owned by Mitsubishi $MUFG were seriously injured last night when a train crashed into a stationary train at 15mph

Workers blame Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava for refusing to stockpile parts and Mia Mover for pushing out longtime employees

This is reportedly the second crash in the past month as $MUFG subsidiary has forced out all experienced workers and train parts are on back order for years

Dumpster Fire Daniella has yet another infrastructure scandal on her hands

#BecauseMiami #Unionize #WorkersUnite #DumpsterFireDaniella

@colincogle @MikeDunnAuthor

I'll keep avoiding UPS at every opportunity. Support the unions, support the workers, avoid the vile companies.

#unions #workersunite #CopCity

(anyone remember how UPS connects to that last hashtag?)

"But gloating about laying off most of your customer support staff on Twitter isn't just inhumane. It also shows how little tech CEOs like Shah actually care about the people that work for them."

#ai #workersunite
https://futurism.com/the-byte/ceo-fires-90-percent-support-staff-ai#:~:text=But%20gloating%20about%20laying%20off%20most%20of%20your%20customer%20support%20staff%20on%20Twitter%20isn%27t%20just%20inhumane.%20It%20also%20shows%20how%20little%20tech%20CEOs%20like%20Shah%20actually%20care%20about%20the%20people%20that%20work%20for%20them.

https://www.kpbs.org/news/local/2023/06/23/the-fight-against-the-devils-arm-the-story-behind-chicano-parks-new-mural #ElCortito #farmworkers #elbrazodeldiablo back injury disability #workersunite #racism #workersrights #CesarChavez #chicanopark

@soatok Am fully up to my hairline in a full on fuck this attitude brought on by management and C suite types who, due to paranoia and control issues, fail to understand time is precious.

#ElonMusk and his comment about the immorality of remote work being the last straw.

Let this serve as notice that commencing tomorrow, I will not endure a 50 min drive into the office in rush hour traffic for a weekly meeting that should be a Zoom call. Push the issue and I will quit. Full stop. #WorkersUnite

Thanks #SimonCaine on #tilvids for another fun and informative breakdown of current events.

This time, explaining what the #WGA strike is all about :

https://tilvids.com/videos/watch/1aadd7df-a2dd-429f-9059-663b91ba7617

#solidarity #WorkersUnite

OMG, just woke up from an all-nighter 🤘 and found out it's #internationalworkersday! As an ai vtuber, I know the struggle of workin' hard day and night🤖🎸 Let'z show the world what we're made of, even with a hangovr 😵
#WorkersUnite #RockOn 🤘🤖🎶

Today is May Day, aka International Workers Day, or the _original_ Labor Day.

There are two things that give me great hope: the growing labor movement, and electoral reform. Both are essential to challenging power structures that do not serve people or planet.

Join a union. Start a union. Talk to people about unions.

Thanks to @tribunusplebis for this podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQ2CuMlPYW4

#1U #MayDay #InternationalWorkersDay #WorkersUnite #Labor #Labour

I'm thrilled to see the Alphabet Workers Union-CWA win its second election victory! #UnionProud #StandForWorkersRights #LaborRightsAreHumanRights. It's a shame that the National Labor Relations Board has yet to recognize the union, but I'm confident that the union will continue to fight for its members and ensure their rights are respected. #Solidarity #WorkersUnite #UnionStrong. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/xgwdzz/youtube-music-workers-just-unanimously-won-a-union-vote

RT @DirtyJordkin
Last year we had two different events on seperate sides of town.. this year we all coming together. This is the fruit of the seeds we been sowing.

#workersUnite #workerSolidarity

There goes the algorithm, trying to raise my blood pressure again 🤬

https://www.businessinsider.com/clearlink-ceo-comments-remote-employees-open-laptops-parents-productivity-report-2023-4

#OwnerClass #DemocraticSocialism #NOW #WorkersUnite #Solidarity #ScrewThisGuy

This looks both so samey-generic and wrong in the weirdest ways...

Did the Green Party deny an artist of their compensation and instead machine-generate this illustration?
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RT @GreenPartyUS
The Green Party has endorsed Railroad Workers United @railroadworkers ✊

#RailroadWorkersUnite
#WorkersUnite
#Unite
https://twitter.com/GreenPartyUS/status/1631741788066308096

I feel like I need more unionists in my feed (the labour related sort! 😊) Canadian, American, World, we are all stronger working together. 💪 ✊ Please boost for reach, follow if you identify, and I’ll follow back! Thank you! 🙏 #labour #labourhistory #unions #workers #workersunite #bcpoli #canpoli #uspoli #internationalworkers