In case you missed it, just before the labor day weekend, #CodeForAmerica leadership laid off 35 of our colleagues. Many of whom were active members of our unit. Thanks to the amazing show of solidarity from our comrades across industries, we've raised over $20,000 for impacted workers! But we're not done yet.

Today, we begin negotiations with management over these layoffs. A process that should have happened before they were executed.

Yesterday was #LaborDay in the #USA

#Grindr is enforcing a “return to office policy”

#CodeForAmerica announced just before #LaborDay that they're immediately laying off 35 employees

We *all* deserve a #union to stand up for our rights

https://ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/labor/

@beep has written a book https://abookapart.com/products/you-deserve-a-tech-union

#union #unions

One of our laid off #union members created this #comic, reporting their experience yesterday. It is a bittersweet but amazing wrap up of what many have experienced.

#1u #layoff #layoffs #LaborDay #labor #CodeForAmerica

Yesterday, 15% of #CodeForAmerica - 35 staff members - were laid off. We have created a mutual aid fund for everyone who lost jobs.

Our colleagues all worked to strengthen the US safety net. Please donate/amplify & help us build a safety net for them.

https://account.venmo.com/u/CfAWorkersSolidarity

#Layoffs #Solidarity

I created the #CodeForAmerica Brigade in #Austin. As I reconnect to the #civicTech community, it greatly saddens me to see what has become of CfA.

It's not completely unexpected: ten years ago civic tech was groundbreaking and fundable. That all disappeared along with the Obama presidency.

Still, it's sad to see CfA transition from a community-focused organization to a union busting consultancy.

https://codeforamerica.org/news/moment-of-change-on-our-journey/

#CodeForAmerica leadership are a bunch of union-busting shitheads. Continuing in the fine tradition of other civic tech shitheads who’ve driven quality people out of public service.

@kissane @cfaworkers

Thanks for sharing this.

Here's the text + link to send a comment to #CodeForAmerica ...

"Want to help us get our first union contract? Tell Code for America to act with integrity and bargain in good faith (https://codeforamerica.org/contact-us/), then share this post [in] any [...] spaces where you connect with the civic tech and labor organizing communities! For press inquiries, please email us at: cfaworkersunited@gmail.com"

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#opensourcesanjose #civictech #codeforsanjose #codeforamerica #cfa #sanjose

Alright folks big corporate message done… domain name changes and account ownership can be challenging, but for volunteers working on specific projects, your individual workflows shouldn’t be impacted beyond deployment, and that is mainly where the domain name changes come in. As always, thanks for bearing with us on this, the projects are our bread and butter and fingers are crossed that we’ll take them all live very soon! 4/4

Quagmire
Twisting roots
Lifting fog of bureaucracy
Deep in digital services
Mired

#codeforamerica #government #digitalservices #bureaucracy #cinquain #poetry

https://www.engadget.com/hitting-the-books-recoding-america-jennifer-phalka-metropolitan-books-food-stamps-143018881.html

You know we love a good civic tech postmortem. Embrace the learning opportunities that come with mistakes at the #FailFest happening today as part of the #CFASummit2023 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/failfest-at-code-for-america-cfa-summit-2023-tickets-624839911997 #CodeForAmerica #LearningFromFailure

Repassando a dica de um amigo: #Bundle de livros sobre #Linux e afins a um preço bem simbólico. Pacotes com 5, 10 ou 15 livros.

Humble Tech Book Bundle: Linux and Sysadmin Tools by O'Reilly

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/linux-and-sysadmin-tools-oreilly-books?hmb_source=&hmb_medium=product_tile&hmb_campaign=mosaic_section_1_layout_index_1_layout_type_threes_tile_index_3_c_linuxandsysadmintoolsoreilly_bookbundle

#Linux #Livros #books #HumbleBundle #FOSS #ShellScripting #bash #vim #Docker #grep #UnixPowerTools #CodeForAmerica #ItsFOSS

Adopt-a-(blank) just can’t quit. 12 years later and a little bit of code is having a surprising impact: https://t.co/1PiEgd79oX #civictech #govtech #codeforamerica

@JMMaok thanks!!! 🤗

We took a very focused approach, limiting scope to just The City of Atlanta. Had to even leave county stuff out because it made things confusing and complex.

It's a great low-tech project for #CodeForAmerica brigades to explore how their city works. If you do something like this, start with one city and time box yourself (ie 3 months) to avoid falling victim to perfectionism

Code for San Francisco is back from the holiday break. Tonight is via Zoom, and every other week is hybrid. We're gathering some momentum and have expanded our organizing team. If you have a project you want to pitch, maybe learn a new skill or contribute to an existing project, this is a great time to stop by. #civictech #CodeforSanfrancisco #codeforamerica #volunteer #govtech https://www.meetup.com/code-for-san-francisco/events/290361751/

@Dhmspector I wonder if anyone from #CodeForAmerica or other civic tech groups has any insight into what is going on with #SFMTA realtime bus info. Seems like for a decade+ they are always selecting a new vendor and saying how great it will be but in reality they are barely able to keep up with things like changing cell phone standards for the bus stop displays. Is this just not enough funding or are there other causes?

I'm on the organizing team for #CodeforSanfrancisco this looks like a great place to build on our community. Our #hacknights meet every Wednesday evening, and every other week is hybrid. #civictech #codeforamerica #sanfrancisco Event details: https://www.meetup.com/code-for-san-francisco/events/cnkrxsydcpbnc/

I'm on the organizing team for #CodeforSanfrancisco this looks like a great place to build on our community. Our #hacknights meet every Wednesday evening, and every other week is hybrid. #civictech #codeforamerica #sanfrancisco Event details: https://www.meetup.com/code-for-san-francisco/events/cnkrxsydcpbnc/