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Brett Wilcox πŸ’™

@brettlikebread

27 || Sr. Admin Asst. on World of Warcraft, working towards a better games industry for all with WoWGG-CWA.

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Remember as you are watching your friends and colleagues get unceremoniously laid off today that last year Microsoft posted a 17% increase in profits in 2024 to $171 BILLION dollars. They do not now or ever need to lay off a single person.

02.07.2025 17:39 πŸ‘ 68 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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On Teacher Appreciation Week, union leaders say teachers are underpaid and under attack The presidents of the National Education Association and American Federation of Teachers say the political climate has added to age-old money problems for teachers, such as underfunded schools.

The presidents of the National Education Association and American Federation of Teachers say the political climate has added to age-old money problems for teachers, such as underfunded schools.

08.05.2025 22:32 πŸ‘ 1321 πŸ” 371 πŸ’¬ 37 πŸ“Œ 24
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Blizzard's Overwatch Team Just Unionized: 'What I Want To Protect Most Here Is The People' The wall-to-wall union of Blizzard Team 4 includes nearly 200 developers

We did it. I feel like we climbed Mt. Everest and have reached the peak, and I'm SO proud of all of us on the organizing committee for this.

kotaku.com/overwatch-2-...

09.05.2025 18:57 πŸ‘ 212 πŸ” 43 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 5
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Blizzard's Overwatch Team Just Unionized: 'What I Want To Protect Most Here Is The People' The wall-to-wall union of Blizzard Team 4 includes nearly 200 developers

Huge congrats to the Overwatch Gamemakers Guild (OWGG) on their union certification! We are stronger together!

kotaku.com/overwatch-2-...

09.05.2025 21:50 πŸ‘ 321 πŸ” 95 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 4

Only a few people really get the opportunity to speak truth directly to the faces of people in power and almost none of them take the opportunity. these people are heroes in my book.

08.04.2025 05:03 πŸ‘ 6756 πŸ” 1388 πŸ’¬ 28 πŸ“Œ 6
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Microsoft workers say they've been fired after 50th anniversary protest over Israel contract Microsoft has fired two employees who interrupted the company’s 50th anniversary celebration to protest its work supplying artificial intelligence technology to the Israeli military.

Microsoft has fired two employees who interrupted the company's 50th anniversary celebration to protest its work supplying artificial intelligence technology to the Israeli military.

08.04.2025 04:30 πŸ‘ 1366 πŸ” 454 πŸ’¬ 44 πŸ“Œ 60
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It’s dang beautiful out here today

06.04.2025 22:09 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's official: our members have overwhelmingly authorized a strike vote.

We are united and prepared to do what it takes to fight for our first contract. We're done playing around with Microsoft.

01.04.2025 17:26 πŸ‘ 4944 πŸ” 1575 πŸ’¬ 67 πŸ“Œ 36
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First book of the year finished!

24.01.2025 16:21 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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20.01.2025 23:33 πŸ‘ 17235 πŸ” 15923 πŸ’¬ 90 πŸ“Œ 344
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Spent a good chunk of the day helping out folks in Pasadena/Altadena!

19.01.2025 07:31 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Rents likely to balloon in wake of L.A. wildfires, experts say

Los Angeles Times + @Latimes Follow Rents likely to balloon in wake of L.A. wildfires, experts say

Now this, this is looting. Ain’t nobody gonna be arrested for it either.

11.01.2025 19:35 πŸ‘ 8466 πŸ” 2672 πŸ’¬ 85 πŸ“Œ 94
A stylized photo collage displaying a photo of Times Tech Guild workers picketing outside the New York Times building in Midtown Manhattan in early November 2024, overlaid in light red, with the Times Tech Guild logo and large, outlined, all caps text: We Have A Deal

A stylized photo collage displaying a photo of Times Tech Guild workers picketing outside the New York Times building in Midtown Manhattan in early November 2024, overlaid in light red, with the Times Tech Guild logo and large, outlined, all caps text: We Have A Deal

βœŠπŸŽ‰WE HAVE A DEAL πŸŽ‰βœŠ

We are thrilled to announce we have reached a tentative three-year agreement with @nytimes.com, pending ratification by our members. There’s so much to share but here are just a few highlights of the deal:

11.12.2024 20:06 πŸ‘ 1841 πŸ” 275 πŸ’¬ 44 πŸ“Œ 42
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*knock knock* got any treats?

06.12.2024 22:20 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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26.11.2024 17:37 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

WOO MILLENNIALS CAN FINALLY OWN PROPERTY THANK YOU PLAYER HOUSING

13.11.2024 18:43 πŸ‘ 150 πŸ” 44 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0