You Deserve a Tech Union
by Ethan Marcotte · first published 2023
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As with every time when scandals in tech land break: "You Deserve a Tech Union" https://abookapart.com/products/you-deserve-a-tech-union Put in the work, organize, unionize. The alternative is sisyphusian repetition of the same situations.
on “Morale plummets at Google as workers complain bosses are 'inept' and 'boring'” ↗This book[1] was a great read on the topic. [1]: https://ethanmarcotte.com/books/you-deserve-a-tech-union/
on “New York Times Tech Guild goes on strike” ↗Gonna recommend folks read https://aworkinglibrary.com/reading/you-deserve-a-tech-union Very much believe that unions, and power to the workers, are very important!
on “When will tech workers start creating Unions?” ↗Somewhat related, this book is pretty good: https://ethanmarcotte.com/books/you-deserve-a-tech-union/ It answers a lot of the questions I see being asked in this thread.
on “United Wizards of the Coast” ↗There are some tech worker unions (like at NYT) but not enough. A relevant book that recently came out but I have not read is You Deserve a Tech Union by Ethan Marcotte https://abookapart.com/products/you-deserve-a-tech-union
on “LinkedIn laying off nearly 700, mostly from core engineering teams” ↗Reminder (which the article mentions only once in the context of worker productivity and pay growth): https://ethanmarcotte.com/books/you-deserve-a-tech-union/
on “The Demoralization of the White-Collar Worker” ↗