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Kickstarter United @kickstarterunited.org · 6d

‼️🚨KICKSTARTER WORKERS ARE ON STRIKE🚨‼️

As of 8am this morning, the workers of Kickstarter United/OPEIU Local 153 are on strike.

WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR A BOYCOTT! Creators and allies, please continue using and supporting the platform.

Kickstarter United is on strike!
We are not asking for a boycott! Creators & Allies: Please continue to support & use the platform
swipe for ways to show your solidarity

Why We're Striking
A codified 4-day work week.
We simply want to protect the way we've been working for over 3.5 years. The 4dww has proven benefits, such as increased productivity and improved employee satisfaction. It's part of what makes Kickstarter a special, innovative place to work.
Fair pay for our lowest-paid workers.
We're fighting for livable minimum salaries for roles that are undervalued by the market but crucial to keeping Kickstarter running. We believe none of our workers should struggle to make ends meet.

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Alphabet Workers Union (AWU-CWA) @alphabetworkersunion.org · 1d

Tech workers united will never be defeated! Alphabet Workers Union members in Seattle and New York City turned out in solidarity with @kickstarterunited.org members ON STRIKE for a fair second contract! #1u

a big group of workers, including AWU members and striking Kickstarter United workers, hold Kickstarter United signs at a rally in Seattle.

Two NYC AWU members hold a Kickstarter United/OPEIU Local 153 sign as they participate in a rally in solidarity with Kickstarted United workers on strike.

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OPEIU @opeiu.org · 1d

TODAY: Members of Kickstarter United, on strike for a fair contract, rallied today in Manhattan outside the offices of venture capitalist Fred Wilson, a major investor in the company.

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Tech Workers Coalition @techworkerscoalition.org · 20d

We are officially one month away from Circuit Breakers Conf! Repost please!

🗽 New York City, Oct. 18-19th 2025

✊ Conference will feature workers from the wider tech labor movement

🎟️ Grab your limited tickets now: techworkerscoalition.org/circuit-breakers

One month until Circuit Breakers! Oct 18-19, New York City

learn more and register: https://bit.lycircuitbreakers2025

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Tech Workers Coalition @techworkerscoalition.org · Sep 5

A hybrid conference is more difficult to organize so we would rather organize both formats separately. Purely online formats, and purely in-person, in order to meet the different needs and risk profiles you eloquently mentioned.

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Tech Workers Coalition @techworkerscoalition.org · Sep 5

Who is Really Fueling your AI? Precarization and Resistance in Data Work.

September 17th 2025
11 AM EST / 17:00 CET in Berlin @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social @dataworkersinquiry.bsky.social

🔗 Register in-person: tickets.weizenbaum-institut.de/jl89e/
📽️ Watch online www.youtube.com/watch?v=jA3w...

Keynote by Dr. Milagros Miceli

"AI is a lot of (Data) Work: On Hidden Labor, Resistance, and Academic Solidarity"

Panel featuring four data workers "The Workers Who Make AI Possible"

17 September 2025, 17:00-19:30
Weizenbaum-Institute
Hardenbergstr 32
10623 Berlin

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Tech Workers Coalition @techworkerscoalition.org · Sep 4

NEWS ALERT: Early bird tickets now available for Circuit Breakers, our annual US tech labor conference! Repost please!

🗽 New York City, Oct. 18-19th

✊ Conference will feature workers from the wider tech labor movement

🎟️ Snag your early bird tickets here: techworkerscoalition.org/circuit-breakers

Circuit Breakers
Early Bird Registration

A national conference for all workers, organizers, and activists in the tech industry to come together and learn, build communitx, strategize, and recognize our collective power. bit.ly/circuitbreakers2025

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Tech Workers Coalition @techworkerscoalition.org · Sep 4

NEWS ALERT: Early bird tickets now available for Circuit Breakers, our annual US tech labor conference! Repost please!

🗽 New York City, Oct. 18-19th

✊ Conference will feature workers from the wider tech labor movement

🎟️ Snag your early bird tickets here: techworkerscoalition.org/circuit-breakers

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Berlin Tech Workers Coalition @techworkersber.bsky.social · May 26

#rp25 hosts 60+ sessions on AI. Few discuss the worker involved.

“Am I Not Human? Data workers behind our AI systems and social media platforms speak out”

🇰🇪Joan from @datalabelers.bsky.social

🇩🇪 Andreas TikTok Works Council Chair

🪑Chaired by Rim of @superrrnetwork.bsky.social #contentmoderation

Joan joins virtually by video, along with Rim and Andreas in person at stage 3 of re-publica conference

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Tech Workers Coalition @techworkerscoalition.org · May 2

This weekend in Berlin the @techworkersber.bsky.social participates in #StreikKonferenz with over 2,000 trade unions activists.

TWC contributes with two-panel sessions on migrant self-organisation and solidarity with Palestine.

Banner of Tech Workers Coalition with slogan “Tech Won’t Save Us: Organize”

Banner that says There is power in a union. Organize, don’t be chased around. Featuring red ghosts chasing Pac-Man.

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Tamara Kneese @tamigraph.bsky.social · Apr 21

In case you missed it, here’s the recording of our TWC/D&S webinar on data centers, climate, and labor issues with speakers from @mediajustice.bsky.social, Amazon Employees for Climate Justice, Chip Workers for Responsible Mining, Enabled Emissions Campaign, Clean Virginia, and NYC DSA Tech Action

Introducing Data Centers, Climate, & Labor [Webinar]

YouTube video by Tech Workers Coalition

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Tech Workers Coalition @techworkerscoalition.org · Apr 16

Hosted by @datasociety.bsky.social and @techworkerscoalition.org ahead of #SFClimateWeek

Featuring panelists
- Chip Workers for Responsible Mining
- @mediajustice.bsky.social
- @nycdsatech.bsky.social
- Enabled Emissions Campaign
- @cleanvirginia.org
- @amzn4climate.bsky.social

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Tech Workers Coalition @techworkerscoalition.org · Apr 16

Data centers are expanding globally; destroying the climate, exploiting labor, and creating toxic conditions for those nearby

In this webinar we'll unpack what they are, why they're expanding, how we can organize against them.

📆 April 18, 2025
⏰ 3pm PDT / 6pm EDT
Register at bit.ly/datacenters101

Introducing Data Centers, Climate and Labor: A webinar on intersecting perspectives. Panelist and event registration in main Bluesky post

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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · Mar 31

On April 5th, America’s unions are coming together with allies of labor at events across the country to send a message: #HandsOff our unions and our contracts!

Find an event near you: www.mobilize.us/handsoff/

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Tech Workers Coalition @techworkerscoalition.org · Apr 2

📣 TWC 101 - onboarding with @techworkerscoalition.org across two separate time-slots on Tuesday, April 15th. Repost please 🙏

🌍 We host multiple time slots to make it more accessible across time zones.

🎉 Register now at bit.ly/twc101-apr2025A or bit.ly/twc101-apr2025B for your respective slot 🌞

TWC 101, Tech Workers Coalition Onboarding and Overview

Tuesday, April 15 2025.

Option A: 17:00 CEST, 11am ET, 8pm PT. Register at bit.ly/twc101-apr2025a
Option B: 8am ET, 5pm PT Register at bit.ly/twc101-apr2025b

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Tech Workers Coalition @techworkerscoalition.org · Apr 2

Our next TWC Workers Circle is on Tuesday, April 22nd at 5pm PT / 8pm ET 💫

All are welcome to join — we’ll discuss together strategies on winning, what it means to build power during the rise of tech fascism, and the importance of hope and action!

Register now at bit.ly/twcworkerscircle11 🎟️

A farm worker holding an Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee sign.

The text above/below photo is about the TWC Worker Circle event: "TWC Worker Circle, Tuesday, April 22nd 5pm PT / 8pm ET. A space for tech workers to discuss organizing to improve and transform their workplaces - all levels of experience are welcome. Register at https://bit.ly/twcworkerscircle11

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Tech Workers Coalition @techworkerscoalition.org · Mar 27

Data Centers, Climate and Labor:
co-hosted with @datasociety.bsky.social #SFClimateWeek

Webinar
Chip Workers for Responsible Mining
Enabled Emissions Campaign
@mediajustice.bsky.social
@nycdsatech.bsky.social
@cleanvirginia.org

📆 April 18, 2025
⏰ 3pm PDT / 6pm PDT
Register: bit.ly/datacenters101

Introducing Data Centers, Climate and Labor: A webinar on intersecting perspectives with the panelists mentioned in the post on April 18, 3pm PT / 6pm ET. Register at https://bit.ly/datacenters101

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Tech Workers Coalition @techworkerscoalition.org · Mar 27

Data Centers, Climate and Labor:
co-hosted with @datasociety.bsky.social #SFClimateWeek

Webinar
Chip Workers for Responsible Mining
Enabled Emissions Campaign
@mediajustice.bsky.social
@nycdsatech.bsky.social
@cleanvirginia.org

📆 April 18, 2025
⏰ 3pm PDT / 6pm PDT
Register: bit.ly/datacenters101

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Tech Workers Coalition @techworkerscoalition.org · Mar 25

The next Bay Area meetup is coming up on Wednesday, April 2nd at Teeth Bar in San Francisco from 6-8pm. Join us and meet up with tech comrades to hang out, commiserate, and get plugged in. All are welcome!

📍 Teeth Bar (2323 Mission Street, San Francisco)
📆 Wednesday, April 2nd
⏰ 6:00 - 8:00 PM

Repeats the logistical info inside the post.

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Tech Workers Coalition @techworkerscoalition.org · Mar 18

In February, we hosted a panel event to investigate the intersections of immigrant/labor rights & what we can do to defend both — write up from event now available online:

#1u #H1B #Immigration
techworkerscoalition.org/blog/immigra...

Immigrant Rights are Labor Rights – Tech Workers and H-1B Visas

techworkerscoalition.org

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Tech Workers Coalition @techworkerscoalition.org · Mar 18

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Greg Green (he/ho/hum) @ggreen.bsky.social · Mar 10

Got my new shirt from @techworkerscoalition.org. It's awesome.

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kara @ainulindale.bsky.social · Feb 20

It’s a rough time to be alive, but @techworkerscoalition.org makes it a lil’ better.

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Tech Workers Coalition @techworkerscoalition.org · Feb 3

Join us later today for a panel of current & former #H1B workers + tech labor activists on their experiences, why #immigrant rights are all our rights, and what we can do to defend them 🗽

📆 Feb 3rd @ 5pm PT / 8pm ET
🎟️ Zoom registration bit.ly/twch1b

Red poster with flash-explosion in background. Text says:

H1-B Workers the Tech Labor Movement: Building solidarity and collective power

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