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> But this idea is under attack, and I'm surprised the tech community isn't speaking out more forcefully. Although many leading tech companies are now the incu

by cb21 10y ago

> But this idea is under attack, and I'm surprised the tech community isn't speaking out more forcefully. Although many leading tech companies are now the incumbents, I hope we'll all remember that openness helped them achieve their great success. It could be disastrous for future startups if this were to change--openness is what made the recent wave of innovation happen. Is it surprising? What organization is supposed to speak up? Tech workers don't have a union so nobody is lobbying for us in DC. We have to hope that enough huge companies and their leaders will act in the way we want and I don't exactly expect Zuckerberg and Thiel to represent me and my interests in Washington.

zardo 10y ago
>What organization is supposed to speak up? Tech workers don't have a union so nobody is lobbying for us in DC. There's ACM.
pjmlp 10y ago
> Tech workers don't have a union Yes we do, just not on US. https://www.igmetall.de/engineering-8357.htm https://www.igmetall.de/engineering-8357.htm
- NoGravitas 10y ago
  There's the IWW's iu560 (Communications, Computer, and Software Workers Industrial Union). http://www.iww.org/unions/dept500/iu560 http://www.iww.org/unions/dept500/iu560
WillPostForFood 10y ago
If there was a tech workers union, presumably it would cover employees at Comcast, Verizon, AT&T, and many other companies they are not pro net neutrality. So it wouldn't even be in the self interest of the union to get into the battle. It needs to be the consumers who speak up, and the businesses that would be negatively affected.
- fragmede 10y ago
  The Communications Workers of America (CWA), the biggest communications labor union, covers workers at Verizon and AT&T, but last time around they sided with AT&T and Comcast back in 2014. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/21/naacp-union-net-neutrality_n_5606854.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/21/naacp-union-net-neu...
  - WillPostForFood 10y ago
    Isn't that mostly call center workers, and installers?
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by cb21 10y ago

zardo 10y ago

>What organization is supposed to speak up? Tech workers don't have a union so nobody is lobbying for us in DC. There's ACM.

pjmlp 10y ago

> Tech workers don't have a union Yes we do, just not on US. https://www.igmetall.de/engineering-8357.htm https://www.igmetall.de/engineering-8357.htm

NoGravitas 10y ago
There's the IWW's iu560 (Communications, Computer, and Software Workers Industrial Union). http://www.iww.org/unions/dept500/iu560 http://www.iww.org/unions/dept500/iu560

WillPostForFood 10y ago

If there was a tech workers union, presumably it would cover employees at Comcast, Verizon, AT&T, and many other companies they are not pro net neutrality. So it wouldn't even be in the self interest of the union to get into the battle. It needs to be the consumers who speak up, and the businesses that would be negatively affected.

fragmede 10y ago
The Communications Workers of America (CWA), the biggest communications labor union, covers workers at Verizon and AT&T, but last time around they sided with AT&T and Comcast back in 2014. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/21/naacp-union-net-neutrality_n_5606854.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/21/naacp-union-net-neu...
- WillPostForFood 10y ago
  Isn't that mostly call center workers, and installers?

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