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Textile artist Anne Jackson makes knotted tapestries about women executed for witchcraft in England. She aims "to make something visually arresting, or even beautiful, which also brings to consciousness something deeper and darker". She gave a talk about her work, The Witchcraft Series: History, Magic & Metaphor, in 2020 (YouTube, 1 hr 25min). She discusses the history of witchcraft executions, the figure of the witch in western culture and in politics, prejudice about textile art, witches in the minds of gentlemen scholars, 1960s art education, her village's white witch who is "great friends with the vicar", and how her process of knotting threads together echoes the narratives we put together about the past.
There is a text interview with Jackson from 2012 at Blethering Crafts. You can see her work on her website, and she has two short videos showing the process of making her tapestries. You can read a machine-generated transcript of the witchcraft video at YT transcript io.
There is a text interview with Jackson from 2012 at Blethering Crafts. You can see her work on her website, and she has two short videos showing the process of making her tapestries. You can read a machine-generated transcript of the witchcraft video at YT transcript io.
Amazon "must negotiate with a labor union representing some 5,000 workers at a company warehouse on Staten Island," reports Reuters, citing a ruling Wednesday from America's National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).
The union formed in 2022, according to the article, and "has been seeking to negotiate with Amazon over pay, working conditions and other matters."
The NLRB said in its ruling that Amazon "has engaged in unfair labor practices" by refusing to bargain with the labor group or to recognize its legitimacy... Amazon said on Thursday it disagreed with the NLRB's ruling. "Representatives of the NLRB improperly influenced this election," the company said in a statement, suggesting it planned to appeal. "We're confident an unbiased court will overturn the original certification, and we look forward to the opportunity for our team to fairly voice their opinions." An appeal would likely preclude Amazon from having to comply with the NLRB's order while it makes its way through the courts...
Related to the Staten Island case, Amazon has argued that the NLRB itself is unconstitutional and sued to block the agency from ruling on it. The matter is still pending.
After forming independently, that union "has since aligned with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters," the article points out. The Teamsters represent 1.3 million American workers, according to a statement they issued this week, which also includes this quote from the president of Amazon Labor Union-e Local 1. "We are making history at Amazon, and we are doing it through undiluted worker power..."
Their statement adds that the ruling "came only one day after the union announced another historic victory that upheld Amazon Teamsters' right to strike."
The union formed in 2022, according to the article, and "has been seeking to negotiate with Amazon over pay, working conditions and other matters."
The NLRB said in its ruling that Amazon "has engaged in unfair labor practices" by refusing to bargain with the labor group or to recognize its legitimacy... Amazon said on Thursday it disagreed with the NLRB's ruling. "Representatives of the NLRB improperly influenced this election," the company said in a statement, suggesting it planned to appeal. "We're confident an unbiased court will overturn the original certification, and we look forward to the opportunity for our team to fairly voice their opinions." An appeal would likely preclude Amazon from having to comply with the NLRB's order while it makes its way through the courts...
Related to the Staten Island case, Amazon has argued that the NLRB itself is unconstitutional and sued to block the agency from ruling on it. The matter is still pending.
After forming independently, that union "has since aligned with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters," the article points out. The Teamsters represent 1.3 million American workers, according to a statement they issued this week, which also includes this quote from the president of Amazon Labor Union-e Local 1. "We are making history at Amazon, and we are doing it through undiluted worker power..."
Their statement adds that the ruling "came only one day after the union announced another historic victory that upheld Amazon Teamsters' right to strike."
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