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BREAKING: Southern California hotel workers are ON STRIKE! Thousands walked off the job at properties across DTLA & Santa Monica. Dozens more properties remain without a Union contract. Visiting the area? Don't be a scab! Where are we striking? Learn more ⤵️ #SoCalHotelStrike
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[1/7] The labor shortage is hitting housekeeping hard. 🧹Many guest room attendants (GRAs) are leaving the industry in record numbers due to worsening labor conditions. Meanwhile, algorithmic management promises to bridge the gap…
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La Prima baristas are seeking a Union, and need our support!
Coffee unites this campus, and Carnegie Mellon is better when workers stand united.
Stop by Wean or Gates, order a drink "union strong", tip, and express your solidarity with @LaPrimaUnited!
Franky Spektor retweeted
Our paper "It Feels Like Taking a Gamble": Exploring Perceptions, Practices, and Challenges of Using Makeup and Cosmetics for People with Visual Impairments has been accepted to #CHI2022 🥳 Cheers to @3llsaria, Meng, @mina1004h, Peter, @YuqiGong3, @kristenshino, @justpac! 🥳🥳🥳
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@AimiHamraie shows how urban planning aimed at transforming car-centric cities into people-centric, “healthy cities” can result in exclusionary built environments.
ijurr.org/spotlight-on/disab…
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I have 5 invites in my inbox to "co-create the future”.
I’ve architected, negotiated, led a lot of co-creation work. True co-creation. With stakeholders from diverse backgrounds (regionally, economically, politically, culturally) + some that hate each other.
What I've learned:
yes! and! its a whole a lot easier to justify crappy feelings (which *everyone* feels) as Rational Arguments if you don’t believe those feelings exist in the first place
Replying to @tree_mom__
the other night someone said to me that, "emotions never served anyone." I know he meant it as in, "letting your emotions get the best of you will only cause you trouble," but it really hit this longstanding point for me









