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260. Organizing Tech Labor (ft. Alphabet Workers Union)

260. Organizing Tech Labor (ft. Alphabet Workers Union)

FromThis Machine Kills


260. Organizing Tech Labor (ft. Alphabet Workers Union)

FromThis Machine Kills

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Length:
94 minutes
Released:
Jun 8, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

We are joined by Auni Ahsan and Stephen McMurtry – organizers with the Alphabet Workers Union – to talk about the nuts and bolts of organizing at a major tech company, the development of AWU and its relationship with Communications Workers of America, what it means to be a tech worker today, the conditions and issues for labor in the sector, the purpose of organized labor power more broadly, the challenges and opportunities for AWU as they continue to grow.

••• AWU https://alphabetworkersunion.org/
••• CODE-CWA Trainings https://code-cwa.org/upcoming-trainings

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Hosted by Jathan Sadowski (www.twitter.com/jathansadowski) and Edward Ongweso Jr. (www.twitter.com/bigblackjacobin). Production / Music by Jereme Brown (www.twitter.com/braunestahl)
Released:
Jun 8, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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A podcast about technology and political economy /// Agitprop against innovation and capital /// Hosted by Jathan Sadowski and Edward Ongweso Jr., Produced by Jereme Brown /// Hello friends and enemies Listen anywhere that fine podcasts are distributed. Subscribe at patreon.com/thismachinekills to get premium episodes every week.