Michael VanDervort

listened to this the other day. great discussion and a lot of fun. i also liked the fact that i made some sense ;)

i’m predicting a Tampa-Vegas Stanley Cup Final

Four Nations Faceoff mirror selfie

Embracing MLK Day: Championing Economic Justice in the AI-Driven Workplace Explore how HR can lead the charge in advocating for economic justice in an AI-driven economy, ensuring fair work, UBI, and housing for all.

On my blog, I’m talking about economic justice, UBI, and MLK’s vision in the age of AI.

Corporate leaders: Do you have the vision to do things differently in a B2B, AI-driven economy and set humanity up for success?

Read more: laurieruettimann.com/mlk-day-econ...

Blackbirds

2024 Saw Organized Labor Score Gains, But Challenges Loom on the Horizon Workers’ demands for union democracy have fueled more fights, more wins, higher expectations and more new organizing.

2024 Saw Organized Labor Score Gains, But Challenges Loom on the Horizon truthout.org/articles/202...

2024 Saw Organized Labor Score Gains, But Challenges Loom on the Horizon Workers’ demands for union democracy have fueled more fights, more wins, higher expectations and more new organizing.

2024 Saw Organized Labor Score Gains, But Challenges Loom on the Horizon truthout.org/articles/202...

Resisting the Enshittification of Work ALSO: Work in 2025 trend reports are in

Resisting the enshittification of work open.substack.com/pub/makework...

you know you wanna

seagulls

My friend Joe recently went on the Dolly Parton diet.

It really made Joe lean, Joe lean, Joe lean, Joe leannnnnn...

The War on Freelancers: Kim Kavin’s Battle to Protect Your Right to Work I Join us on this episode of DriveThruHR as we sit down with Kim Kavin, (X)co-founder of the Fight For Freelancers coalition and a leading voice in the movement to protect the rights of independent cont...

The War on Freelancers: Kim Kavin’s Battle to Protect Your Right to Work Independently @DriveThruHR @theKimKlavin tobtr.com/12385971 #DTHR

Jimmy was a sage

Amazon workers at the company’s biggest West Coast air facility have officially launched a union drive.

More than 1,300 workers are fighting for the job security, compensation, respect, and a Teamsters union.

Over 18,000 packages move through the facility every hour.

this made me laugh yesterday

This mornings walk

i’ve had an account for a while but i never posted - i’ll be more active going forward - screw Leon for destroying twitter

i guess i actually need to post something here to make the account look active