You Deserve a Tech Union!! This book is amazing and I can’t recommend the read enough.
#techunion #union #unionstrong

From: @phire
https://phire.place/@phire/114626023840157428

“Canva co-founder #MelaniePerkins wrote to staff on May 5 to unveil #Canva’s official #AIGuidelines, two months after it axed the majority of its #TechnicalWriters division and directed #engineers to complete the bulk of their #tasks using #AITools.

The COACHES (weaselword for manager) said the company had recently directed them to *formally assess* the way employees, known internally as “Canvanauts”, use AI in their six-monthly PERFORMANCE reviews. They also said the company has #automated the #writing of these #reviews.

A company spokesperson denied these claims in a lengthy statement but said Canva does “ENCOURAGE” employees to “reflect on how they’re using AI in their work” on an informal basis and said they use an internal tool that assesses performance reviews against their internal metrics after a human has written the

(No dissent tolerated)

“We’re incredibly committed to helping our team thrive in this new era of AI. We’re making significant investments in upskilling across the entire company, with a strong focus on learning and experimentation,” the Canva spokesperson said.

“Our #investmentstrategy in this space aren’t about #replacing our TEAM’s #judgement, #creativity, or #craft, but scaling them so we can spend more time on the projects that move us closer to our mission and make a difference for our community,”

(Emphasis note on TEAM, not individuals)

For a consumer facing software company, the last place I’d be removing human input would be where the technology touches customers. The usability, instructions, reliability through Engineering, Art and crafting of a product.

Where do you cut? Accounting, excessive management (top & bottom) and back office. This is the difference between an accounting/MBA and an Engineering / consumer focused company.

No wonder the technical staff are looking at #Unions. JobBot unleashed by the *Boss Class* to replace technical staff. 🦾🤖🦿

#WhiteCollar / #AI / #technical / #business / #Union / #TechUnion <https://archive.md/w4nlJ> / <https://www.afr.com/technology/canva-atlassian-employees-flock-to-unions-amid-ai-job-fears-20250520-p5m0rl>

Hello again, here is a little recap of recent activities, we published in december.

#unionstrong #techunion

https://www.igmetall-berlin.de/english-info/news/article/recently-at-it-metall

#NYTimes #TechUnion Wordle replacement https://strikle.org/, give it a try!

https://prospecttradeunion.cmail20.com/t/d-l-ekudyty-dikkkidhkr-h/

gender equality in tech survey
you do not need to be a member to fill this out, if interested

(but you could become one anyway 😉)

#techUnion

If you're in Sydney or Melbourne, Professionals Union are kicking off their push for enterprise agreements at Google and Atlassian this week.

https://apesma.informz.net/informzdataservice/onlineversion/ind/bWFpbGluZ2luc3RhbmNlaWQ9Mjk2MDY1MyZzdWJzY3JpYmVyaWQ9NTMxNzEwOTkz

#techunions #techunion #unions #solidarity

Ethan Marcotte's announcement for YOU DESERVE A TECH UNION:
https://ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/you-deserve-a-tech-union-book/

Hello again @beep. My January picket fell through; however, I organized my thoughts into a draft outline and a patient friend and Netflix employee let me practice on them. Progress! Rescheduling to Leap Day is giving me a good feeling ✨

Thanks for your book. I'm 50% finished with my first read.When I learned about your book it was the droplet that tipped me into action 🙏

#TechUnion
#YouDeserveATechUnion

If you're a Netflix employee and are comfortable connecting me with either the Trans or LGBTQ ERGs regarding a collective action thing, please reply or DM.

I would like to discuss a visit to Los Gatos campus on Leap Day (Thu, Feb 29th, 2024) to talk with anyone interested about Netflix workers forming a Tech Union. I'll give you a copy of Ethan Marcotte's book if you give me an assist getting in touch with an ERG representative ✨

https://bookshop.org/p/books/you-deserve-a-tech-union-ethan-marcotte/20400532?ean=9781952616600

#Netflix #Union #TechUnion #LeapDay2024

@toolbear@tech.lgbt
"Building a booth" turned into "build a Little Free Library" that I can transport with me (probably sans mounting post, i.e just the birdhouse for books part and set that on a folding table).

I've a week and a day to achieve my goal of picketing outside #Netflix in January this year to try and inspire my former coworkers to consider forming a workers union.

Today's tasks: sand and stain the wood bits of my Little Free Library kit.

#Netflix #TechUnion #YouDeserveATechUnion

@toolbear@tech.lgbt
More progress on my plan to picket outside #Netflix streaming HQ to try and convince some of my friends and former colleagues that they deserve a #TechUnion.

#Unions #BigTech

@aud @lkngrrr
I’m also interested.

I’m also curious about the possibility of forming a #ConsumerUnion around email services. Some form of collective action to punch above our weight when it comes to the enclosure of email infrastructure by big tech.

FastMail is forming a #TechUnion. We can encourage #ProtonMail to do the same. We can lobby on our own and through them. Anti-trust scrutiny on Google & Microsoft is relatively high right now.

#Email #Unions

@toolbear@tech.lgbt this January 2024 I will picket outside Netflix streaming HQ and this is the journal I’ll be writing in about it. This will be my NETFLIX DESERVES A TECH UNION stunt to get the ball rolling.

I‘ve also a spiral notebook to organize my organizing; separate from my personal journal. A branded pair: one black one white. My Free Little Library to keep copies of YOU DESERVE A TECH UNION is ready for assembly.

I still need that parasol.

#Union #BigTech #Netflix #TechUnion

You Deserve a Tech Union not sure what to offer a friend working in Tech? I think @beep’s book would be great (especially with current end of the year layoffs and all)
https://abookapart.com/products/you-deserve-a-tech-union
#Book #TechUnion
https://abookapart.com/products/you-deserve-a-tech-union

I'm coming back. The same, but also different. More focused. This will be my #Solidarity, #CollectiveAction, and #Union organizing ALT. It is where I will concentrate my efforts to bring a #TechUnion to #Netflix or burn out trying 😅

Greetings, Hello (again)! Hi #UnionDotPlace #UnionPlace 👋

re- #Introduction

Much more empathy and love forward this time around. Still spicy but now with precision.

🫶

@bandcampunited how much money would y'all need to buy the company and make it into a coop? When should we get that fundraising going?

#Bandcamp #BandCampLayoff #Cooperatives #TechUnion #UnionPower #WorkplaceDemocracy

how would one go about unionizing when even just your direct teammates are all in different countries?

my understanding is that a union is defined as simply as "two or more workers taking action together to improve their working conditions", but does that hold up if me (USA) and, say, a Canadian teammate took a small collective action? I wonder if NLRB or labor protections would be like " nope fuck you" if nobody else involved is in the US, that's not protected concerted activity

#labor #union #tech #techunion #iww #workersrights

It’s so awesome that tech workers are finally pushing to unionize at so many places. I’ve been union for a decade and although it’s not specifically a tech union, it’s still a level of support and protection that has proved invaluable.

Besides vocal support how else can I support y’all out there pushing for tech unions? #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