It's on the way!

#YDATUbook #union #TechUnion

@hrefna Just imagine what would happen if you had a national sys admin Union with idk, 80% of all sys admins.

And then you go on strike.

All servers just run online Doom deathmatches. The entire internet is just doom. #GeneralStrike #TechUnion

I'm a member of the UTAW (United Tech and Allied Workers) - part of the Communication Workers Union.
I hope I never need to ask them for anything but £2 a month to support their work and know they are there if I ever need them is very cheap.
https://utaw.tech/about/
#unions #techunion #utaw #cwu #uk

Learned about (then joined) the Aotearoa Tech Union.

Huh ... I've not been member of any union since Uni (none existed for my industry?). ATU is new, so unproven, but hopefully we can together make it awesome. Let's see!

Anyway, https://www.atu.org.nz/ if you're a techworker in Aotearoa and this sounds interesting.

#aotearoa #techsolidarity #techunion #nz

@mayel good question - yes we are both. The logic there is fourfold:

* be part of a larger formation that could coordinate benefits and services we as a smaller coop can't do alone
* more effectively participate in the growing #techunion movement needed to insist on ethical tech
* better lend solidarity to workers in other industries
* ensure our own coop stays democratic with a formal mechanism of worker control (we've seen other coops grow to become reformist/exploitative of workers)

#Techunion members here in Denver are interested in taking on some work as a loose #coop of freelancers, especially around election season for candidates.

Any advice or resources for this loose #freelancer coop model?

https://www.reddit.com/r/bayarea/comments/8ik2xi/tesla_crashes_into_los_gatos_starbucks/?st=JH1HGANZ&sh=7c92e207

Tesla crash into Starbuck during business hours #techbros #boycotttesla #techunion #strike

"DONT THESE PEOPLE KNOW HOW TO DRIVE??"

Game developers push for unionization amid insecure positions, excessive overtime

“We are currently forming an anonymous and horizontal organization of people dedicated to advocating for workers' rights and the crafting of a unionized games industry,” [Game Workers Unite said.]

"If you’re not at the table you’re essentially on the menu."

https://arstechnica.com/?p=1280313

#techindustry #techculture #techunion #techunions #union #organizedlabor #labor #GameWorkersUnite