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260. Organizing Tech Labor (ft. Alphabet Workers Union)
260. Organizing Tech Labor (ft. Alphabet Workers Union)
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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)
••• AWU https://alphabetworkersunion.org/
••• CODE-CWA Trainings https://code-cwa.org/upcoming-trainings
Subscribe to hear more analysis and commentary in our premium episodes every week! https://www.patreon.com/thismachinekills
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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