Ethan Marcotteoh hello https://www.wired.com/story/google-deepmind-workers-vote-to-unionize-over-military-ai-deals/
The history of the Mapbox Workers Union is an *incredibly* important tech labor story; I’m so glad Clarissa Redwine is working to tell it.
If you haven’t already backed the campaign, check it out! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/clarissaredwine/mapbox-workers-union-podcast
For anyone attending Take Back Tech 3 in Atlanta this weekend, a colleague just let me know they’re running a session about building worker power in the semiconductor industry.
Conference: https://www.takebacktech.com/
Session info: https://chipscommunitiesunited.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Take-Back-Tech-CCU-Panel-Adv4-1.pdf
The Internet is Crack“Meta Cuts 10% of Reality Labs Staff — The Metaverse Hits Reality.”
#Meta #TechLabor #Metaverse #DigitalEconomy #AI #PlatformPower
AI breakthroughs come at a human cost. 80–100 hour workweeks aren’t “innovation.”
The workers at Kickstarter United, one of the tech industry’s first unions, are in a tough contract fight, and they’re holding a virtual rally TOMORROW. Here’s the RSVP link: https://bit.ly/ksru-rally
Show up if you can! If they win a strong contract with AI protections and a 32-hour work week, that only helps the rest of us 💖
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Kickstarter United - Solidarity Rally. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Kickstarter United is fighting for a new union contract. Management is proposing unilateral power to change our working conditions and is seeking to circumvent our union's collective bargaining authority. We’re holding a rally to support our fight for a fair contract, and we invite you to join us. Some of our top demands include: - A company wide minimum salary - Protections from AI and contractors replacing our roles - Solidifying the the 4 day work week we’ve been working under for more than 3 years If you believe in organized labor in this moment, we invite you to join our rally and lend your support. This rally will take place at 5pm ET/2pm PT Friday, September 5th.
A must-read piece from a tech worker at Google, arguing for a worker-led “AI arms embargo”: https://www.thenation.com/article/society/google-employee-speaks-out-war-contracting/
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I am downright delighted to announce that my latest book, YOU DESERVE A TECH UNION, has a brand new look. I really love it, and I hope you do too.
Here’s a look at what’s changed and—maybe more importantly—what’s stayed the same:
https://ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/refresh-a-new-look-for-you-deserve-a-tech-union/
#YDATUbook #books #bookstodon #blogging #labor #TechLabor #unions #TechUnions #1u
“Today, Alphabet Workers Union-CWA members on the Google Help team secured a first collective contract with Google vendor Accenture, becoming the first group of AWU-CWA represented workers to bargain a collective contract and only the second group of Google office workers ever to do so.”
