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I am an ex-@fastmail employee and current subscriber. Like many of you, I am concerned about the recent lay-offs (https://union.place/@fastmailunited/112672408714595554), and I'm trying hard to not fall into a trap of just believing #Fastmail's statement (https://indieweb.social/@chadkoh/112677853479447745) without critical examination (even though finding an alternative mail provider with feature parity would *suck*).

However:
- When I was made redundant in 2017, my access to internal systems was revoked during the exit meeting with my manager. Which makes sense for a tech company concerned a disgruntled (ex-)employee may tamper with company systems.
- Not even in the post from @fastmailunited does it say "we were laid off because for union-related reasons". It says "we were able to negotiate for a much better severance package than […] had we not unionized", and they are "going to continue working to get a contract", and they "now have a bunch of smart, kind, and talented folks who are looking for work!"

So I guess what I'm saying is, while it *is* prudent to think critically about this situation and it's your prerogative to vote with your wallet, I'd caution against jumping to conclusions like "Fastmail is now a union buster," based on the little information that has come out from any of the outgoing staff members.

Please read this thread. I'm too tired and pissed to make coherent arguments, but this is the argument I'd make if I had the energy.

So if you're a PSF member: please (a) affirm your intent to vote by June 25th and (b) vote for these bylaw changes.
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