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After returning from our historic strike and getting our bearings back at work again, our bargaining unit voted to ratify our second contract on December 5th, 2025
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“I have a lot more in common with someone who’s working in a whole other industry, who does something completely different than I do, than I do with the technocrat billionaires,” said Arleigh Atkinson, a software engineer at Kickstarter.
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Despite Crackdown on Activism, Tech Employees Are Still Picking Fights
www.nytimes.com
December 26, 2025 at 10:48 PM
“I have a lot more in common with someone who’s working in a whole other industry, who does something completely different than I do, than I do with the technocrat billionaires,” said Arleigh Atkinson, a software engineer at Kickstarter.
@kickstarterunited.org @opeiulocal153.bsky.social
@kickstarterunited.org @opeiulocal153.bsky.social
Our Code for America friends are asking for support! Please sign their petition to their executive team urging them to reach a fair contract: actionnetwork.org/letters/fair...
Fair Union Contract at Code for America
Friend, Thank you for your union solidarity and past support of one of our OPEIU, AFL-CIO campaigns. It’s time to rally to show solidarity to the workers at Code for America who are organizing for a ...
actionnetwork.org
December 17, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Our Code for America friends are asking for support! Please sign their petition to their executive team urging them to reach a fair contract: actionnetwork.org/letters/fair...
After returning from our historic strike and getting our bearings back at work again, our bargaining unit voted to ratify our second contract on December 5th, 2025
December 9, 2025 at 5:56 PM
After returning from our historic strike and getting our bearings back at work again, our bargaining unit voted to ratify our second contract on December 5th, 2025
This is starting now!
While we’re working towards the end of the year, the folks who brought you the Twitch streams during our strike were going to get together and play some one-shot encounters tomorrow at 2 pm ET. Join us on Twitch twitch.tv/kickstarteru...
December 5, 2025 at 6:59 PM
This is starting now!
While we’re working towards the end of the year, the folks who brought you the Twitch streams during our strike were going to get together and play some one-shot encounters tomorrow at 2 pm ET. Join us on Twitch twitch.tv/kickstarteru...
December 4, 2025 at 11:24 PM
While we’re working towards the end of the year, the folks who brought you the Twitch streams during our strike were going to get together and play some one-shot encounters tomorrow at 2 pm ET. Join us on Twitch twitch.tv/kickstarteru...
Shout out to another sibling union in @opeiulocal153.bsky.social: @backmakersunited.bsky.social are the union of workers at Back Market, and they just got voluntary recognition www.opeiulocal153.org/news/back-ma...
Back Market workers organize one of the first unions in e-commerce with OPEIU Local 153 — OPEIU Local 153
Back Market workers announce union with OPEIU Local 153
www.opeiulocal153.org
November 24, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Shout out to another sibling union in @opeiulocal153.bsky.social: @backmakersunited.bsky.social are the union of workers at Back Market, and they just got voluntary recognition www.opeiulocal153.org/news/back-ma...
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Philly is turning OUT today! ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽🔥
Starbucks hasn't given us a proposal in almost a YEAR. They know we need fair pay, better staffing, and an end to union-busting.
Starbucks can’t ignore us any longer. And this is just the beginning! #NoContractNoCoffee
Starbucks hasn't given us a proposal in almost a YEAR. They know we need fair pay, better staffing, and an end to union-busting.
Starbucks can’t ignore us any longer. And this is just the beginning! #NoContractNoCoffee
November 13, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Philly is turning OUT today! ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽🔥
Starbucks hasn't given us a proposal in almost a YEAR. They know we need fair pay, better staffing, and an end to union-busting.
Starbucks can’t ignore us any longer. And this is just the beginning! #NoContractNoCoffee
Starbucks hasn't given us a proposal in almost a YEAR. They know we need fair pay, better staffing, and an end to union-busting.
Starbucks can’t ignore us any longer. And this is just the beginning! #NoContractNoCoffee
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Workers with @kickstarterunited.org end their six-week strike victorious, enshrining 4-day work weeks and salary floors while also adding protections against gen AI replacing human labor.
Kickstarter United ends six-week strike with a resounding victory
Workers secure a 4-day work week, minimum salary floor, and protection against AI.
www.rascal.news
November 13, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Workers with @kickstarterunited.org end their six-week strike victorious, enshrining 4-day work weeks and salary floors while also adding protections against gen AI replacing human labor.
We had the idea to celebrate the project of our contract ending with fireworks, a lot like the confetti that plays when your own Kickstarter project finishes funding kickstarterunited.org
November 13, 2025 at 12:46 AM
We had the idea to celebrate the project of our contract ending with fireworks, a lot like the confetti that plays when your own Kickstarter project finishes funding kickstarterunited.org
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Solidarity forever!
Congratulations to @kickstarterunited.org / @opeiulocal153.bsky.social on winning a 42 day strike that protects and codifies their four-day workweek!
When we fight, we win.
Congratulations to @kickstarterunited.org / @opeiulocal153.bsky.social on winning a 42 day strike that protects and codifies their four-day workweek!
When we fight, we win.
WE WON! After 42 days of striking we have a tentative agreement in hand that protects our existing 4 day work week, establishes a minimum salary, and adds protections against AI replacing jobs at our workplace!
![Graphic with multiple picket signs that reads "[up arrow] Minimum Salary", "4 day Work Week", and a big cancel sign over "AI Replacing Jobs" and so much more. Go to kickstarterunited.org to see it all!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gdife25rfr5drwr2nhncr3rf/bafkreidfgv3xytmgta3x35mjze22ojok7lwh3vlhgrcfbcwr7hjg6bb6eu@jpeg)
November 13, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Solidarity forever!
Congratulations to @kickstarterunited.org / @opeiulocal153.bsky.social on winning a 42 day strike that protects and codifies their four-day workweek!
When we fight, we win.
Congratulations to @kickstarterunited.org / @opeiulocal153.bsky.social on winning a 42 day strike that protects and codifies their four-day workweek!
When we fight, we win.
WE WON! After 42 days of striking we have a tentative agreement in hand that protects our existing 4 day work week, establishes a minimum salary, and adds protections against AI replacing jobs at our workplace!
November 12, 2025 at 10:54 PM
WE WON! After 42 days of striking we have a tentative agreement in hand that protects our existing 4 day work week, establishes a minimum salary, and adds protections against AI replacing jobs at our workplace!
This is starting right...meow 😺
Today, Wednesday, November 12th, in about 2 hours, we're hosting @meowwolfworkers.bsky.social president Roz Rosvold on our virtual public picket line. Join us on Zoom at 2 pm EST kickstarterunited.org/picket/
November 12, 2025 at 6:58 PM
This is starting right...meow 😺
Today, Wednesday, November 12th, in about 2 hours, we're hosting @meowwolfworkers.bsky.social president Roz Rosvold on our virtual public picket line. Join us on Zoom at 2 pm EST kickstarterunited.org/picket/
November 12, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Today, Wednesday, November 12th, in about 2 hours, we're hosting @meowwolfworkers.bsky.social president Roz Rosvold on our virtual public picket line. Join us on Zoom at 2 pm EST kickstarterunited.org/picket/
😭😭😭 it was so good to have Marie on our public picket line today!
Very honored to be apart of the @kickstarterunited.org virtual rally today. Thank you to the kickstarter united folks who made so many of our careers what they are today - the creators will have your back!
November 10, 2025 at 8:29 PM
😭😭😭 it was so good to have Marie on our public picket line today!
Today, November 10th, on the 40th day of our strike, we're welcoming Kai Fritz from @sbworkersunited.org to our virtual public picket line! Join us on Zoom at 2:30 pm EST: kickstarterunited.org/picket/
November 10, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Today, November 10th, on the 40th day of our strike, we're welcoming Kai Fritz from @sbworkersunited.org to our virtual public picket line! Join us on Zoom at 2:30 pm EST: kickstarterunited.org/picket/
This starts right now!
Today, Thursday, November 6th at 3 pm ET, we're going to have RV Dougherty on our public picket line. RV wasn't just one of our original organizers but went on to become a staff organizer at OPEIU! Join us on Zoom kickstarterunited.org/picket/
November 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM
This starts right now!
Apologies for the last-minute cancellation, we need to postpone our D&D Twitch stream. Stay tuned for our virtual picket though!
Our streaming schedule for the week of November 3rd! We're hopefully wrapping up our one-shot and then doing some encounters from the Deck of Old School Encounter by Kickstarter creator Phil Reed! Follow us on www.twitch.tv/kickstarteru... to know when we go live!
November 6, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Apologies for the last-minute cancellation, we need to postpone our D&D Twitch stream. Stay tuned for our virtual picket though!
Today, Thursday, November 6th at 3 pm ET, we're going to have RV Dougherty on our public picket line. RV wasn't just one of our original organizers but went on to become a staff organizer at OPEIU! Join us on Zoom kickstarterunited.org/picket/
November 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Today, Thursday, November 6th at 3 pm ET, we're going to have RV Dougherty on our public picket line. RV wasn't just one of our original organizers but went on to become a staff organizer at OPEIU! Join us on Zoom kickstarterunited.org/picket/
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Today, Wednesday, November 5th, we have Wythe Marschall, writer, TTRPG author, and anthropologist, joining us on our virtual public picket line. Join us at 2 pm ET (note: this is earlier than our usual public pickets) kickstarterunited.org/picket
November 5, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Today, Wednesday, November 5th, we have Wythe Marschall, writer, TTRPG author, and anthropologist, joining us on our virtual public picket line. Join us at 2 pm ET (note: this is earlier than our usual public pickets) kickstarterunited.org/picket
We're live with a short stream and some Timeguessr! www.twitch.tv/kickstarteru...
kickstarterunited - Twitch
Kickstarter's Union formed in 2020. We're currently negotiating our second contract and our top priorities are codifying the 4-day, 32-hour work week (4DWW) as the standard and raising the minimum sal...
www.twitch.tv
November 5, 2025 at 6:33 PM
We're live with a short stream and some Timeguessr! www.twitch.tv/kickstarteru...
Today, Wednesday, November 5th, we have Wythe Marschall, writer, TTRPG author, and anthropologist, joining us on our virtual public picket line. Join us at 2 pm ET (note: this is earlier than our usual public pickets) kickstarterunited.org/picket
November 5, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Today, Wednesday, November 5th, we have Wythe Marschall, writer, TTRPG author, and anthropologist, joining us on our virtual public picket line. Join us at 2 pm ET (note: this is earlier than our usual public pickets) kickstarterunited.org/picket
The @nytguildtech.bsky.social have been steadfast allies of ours throughout this whole thing and instrumental to showing us how to strike!
One year ago we took a step into the unknown as a unit. We walked out on a ULP strike, fighting for just cause, fair wages, and remote worker protections. A supermajority of our unit participated in this historic action, and it worked - we won our first contract.
November 5, 2025 at 4:22 PM
The @nytguildtech.bsky.social have been steadfast allies of ours throughout this whole thing and instrumental to showing us how to strike!
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Collective action is not easy, but it brings results. Fight the fight, show up for each other - we can keep pushing for better. ✊💪
November 5, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Collective action is not easy, but it brings results. Fight the fight, show up for each other - we can keep pushing for better. ✊💪
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One year ago we took a step into the unknown as a unit. We walked out on a ULP strike, fighting for just cause, fair wages, and remote worker protections. A supermajority of our unit participated in this historic action, and it worked - we won our first contract.
November 5, 2025 at 4:04 PM
One year ago we took a step into the unknown as a unit. We walked out on a ULP strike, fighting for just cause, fair wages, and remote worker protections. A supermajority of our unit participated in this historic action, and it worked - we won our first contract.
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The mayor elect of NYC has supported @kickstarterunited.org’s contract campaign and that’s pretty fucking cool
November 5, 2025 at 3:22 AM
The mayor elect of NYC has supported @kickstarterunited.org’s contract campaign and that’s pretty fucking cool