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Posts by Collective Action in Tech

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The case for sabotage Creative tactics for a tech worker strike

We've just published the first response to our call for new organizing tactics in the tech sector, by an anonymous software engineer: The Case for Sabotage collectiveactionintech.substack.com/p/the-case-f...

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Proud to be a part of this great effort led by @ainowinstitute.bsky.social

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The case for sabotage Creative tactics for a tech worker strike

We've just published the first response to our call for new organizing tactics in the tech sector, by an anonymous software engineer: The Case for Sabotage collectiveactionintech.substack.com/p/the-case-f...

8 months ago 9 6 0 1

Proud to be a part of this great effort led by @ainowinstitute.bsky.social

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People's AI Action Plan

The Trump administration’s forthcoming AI action plan will inevitably center industry interests & lead to the unrestrained, unaccountable roll-out of AI into every part of our lives. We’re among the 90+ orgs demanding an AI policy agenda that puts the interests of people first. peoplesaiaction.com

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Bay Area friends, Gig Workers Rising is organizing a protest against surveillance pricing for platform-based drivers on July 1st in San Francisco ✊ 🚗

Surveillance pricing gives drivers NO transparency into how their hard work is valued. It's time for this practice to stop!

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Time For A New Playbook? A call for new strategies to rebuild the tech worker movement.

The tech worker movement is in crisis and we want to hear from YOU!

We’re launching a new series to highlight the problems that workers are facing in this new political environment. Submissions are open until July 30th, 2025. Please send your responses to hello@collectiveaction.tech

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Welcome to the Collective Action in Tech newsletter! Why we’re migrating our mailing list to a newsletter, and what you can expect in the coming weeks 👀

⚡ We're migrating our email list to Substack– and relaunching the site with a new and improved look ⚡ Check it out and stay tuned for weekly posts, new essays, an archive update, and much more to come!

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Brilliant project mapping the network of contracting firms that make the hidden labor of AI possible— transparency is a critical first step

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AI WORKERS' INQUIRY AI Workers' Inquiry is a FAccT 2025 CRAFT workshop that brings together workers, organizers, and labor experts to explore how AI is transforming our workplaces and discuss strategies for collective re...

Join us at #FAccT2025 for the AI Workers’ Inquiry CRAFT workshop, where workers, organizers, and labor experts will explore how AI is transforming our workplaces and discuss strategies for collective resistance. RSVP and more info: ai-workers-inquiry.github.io

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Federal technology staffers resign rather than help Musk and DOGE Twenty-one civil service employees have resigned from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, saying they're refusing to use their technical expertise to “dismantle critical public services.”

✊👇 Opportunity for activism right here ✊👇 We're documenting collective actions by tech workers in the federal government. Taking all steps to protect anonymity in the process

Help us out by messaging with relevant actions. DMs are open

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Great event from our friends @techequity.bsky.social for California-based workers. The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2023 gives you the right to see the data your employer has gathered on you– learn more about your rights at this session!

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Tech Worker Rights: Know Your Data Rights in California - TechEquity Collaborative Employers are notorious for collecting data about workers without much transparency about what is collected and how this information is used. Workers and researchers have highlighted examples of how d...

Join us on Thursday, January 30th, 6-7pm PT for an informational session on exercising your data rights in California!

Register now: techequity.us/event/tech-w...

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Bits in the Machine - Collective Action in Tech A Time Capsule of Worker's Stories in the Age of Generative AI

We're at #FAccT2024 giving away this new zine: A Time Capsule of Workers Stories in the Age of Gen AI. This is a window into the complex relationship between workers and the AI we use (or are forced to use) and produce, but also resist and subvert… collectiveaction.tech/2024/bits-in...

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Organizing Against Genocide - Collective Action in Tech A quick start guide for organizing the Tech Industry for Palestinian Liberation

Workers can win ANYTHING we're organized to take. Spread the word, tech workers are fighting back against genocide and demanding liberation for the people of Palestine.

collectiveaction.tech/2024/organiz...

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It is incumbent on us as tech workers to overcome management's suppression by organizing in our workplaces and connecting workplace solidarity with the broader cause of Palestinian liberation.

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We’re witnessing mgmt crack down on expressions of Palestinian solidarity. We’ve seen this suppression manifest through the one-sided censorship of pro-Palestinian voices on company channels and the distribution of internal memos that deliberately ignore Palestinian suffering.

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However, management continues to cultivate a sense of isolation within the workplace. It’s often challenging for individuals to connect their struggles with like-minded coworkers.

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When Polaroid Workers Fought Apartheid - Dissent Magazine Fifty years ago, a group of Polaroid employees launched the first anti-apartheid boycott of a U.S. corporation. Their activism mirrors the burgeoning organizing efforts of tech workers today.

For as long as tech executives and venture capitalists have been profiting off of apartheid, tech workers have been organizing resistance. That tradition continues to this day.

www.dissentmagazine.org/online_artic...

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Organizing Against Genocide - Collective Action in Tech A quick start guide for organizing the Tech Industry for Palestinian Liberation

We will not be complicit in apartheid.
We will not be complicit in genocide.
We will not be complicit in occupation.

This new guide is for tech workers demanding Palestinian liberation.

collectiveaction.tech/2024/organiz...

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