0rganize

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by 0rganize 4mo ago
lol, never going to happen. I remember when the RIAA was successfully able to shake down tens of thousands of individuals for pirating music in the 2000s. If you’re a pleb, stealing copyrighted materials will get you some nasty fines, lawsu
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by 0rganize 4mo ago
I’m not buying it. This sounds like bog standard anti-union FUD. There are plenty of reasons to organize a labor resistance that’s not just job preservation. One example that very few are willing to discuss or let alone negotiate is a reduc
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by 0rganize 4mo ago
Yes, it’s impacting juniors a lot. The public data is telling that story clearly. I know many experienced engineers who have been unemployed for months or years too. Others who have had wages shrunk. The goal for organizing is not to gate k
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by 0rganize 4mo ago
Yeah, I get that. The organization effort isn’t gonna happen here. But, I know lots of people who are troubled by all of this and want some change are here. Email me at organizetech.inbox [at] gmail.com if you or anyone else wants to discus
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by 0rganize 4mo ago
Sure, I agree. Companies that I’d categorize as monsters have unchecked power. If they felt a bit of organized resistance they may shrink back a bit.
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by 0rganize 4mo ago
I should note I’m US based. This is great, thanks for sharing. Something like this could be a good resource for folks like me looking for prior art. In recent decades unions have been demonized. And I understand some of the criticism, but I
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Ask HN: Are there any serious efforts to organize tech labor now?
40 points by 0rganize 4mo ago|29 comments