mastodon.gamedev.place is one of the many independent Mastodon servers you can use to participate in the fediverse.
Mastodon server focused on game development and related topics.

Server stats:

5.1K
active users

#unionizing

0 posts0 participants0 posts today

If you are in tech, then it is time to unionize.fyi ✊

> The tech industry is a runaway train, and if we don’t do something soon, we’re going to get run over. [..] it’s all going to keep getting worse unless we take a stand. #Unionizing isn’t just a nice idea - it’s a necessity.

> So let’s do what hackers do best: let’s disrupt. [..] Let’s take back our industry, take back our jobs, and take back our futures.

news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4

unionize.fyiUnionize.fyiIt's time to escape the Burnout Machine.

#Amazon accused of using #algorithms to push #warehouse workers to breaking point
Amazon has used tricks, algorithms, and #surveillance to discourage warehouse employees from #unionizing
"Weaponizing the Workplace: How Algorithmic Management Shaped Amazon's Antiunion Campaign in Bessemer, Alabama," was conducted by Teke Wiggin, a researcher at Northwestern University in the US. It's worth reading the full write-up if you have time; we'll summarize some of it here:
theregister.com/2025/03/18/ama

The Register · Amazon accused of using algorithms to push warehouse workers to breaking pointBy Thomas Claburn

Salting is an #organizing tactic in which a person gets a job at a specific workplace with the goal of #unions for coworkers. This kind of shop-floor organizing has a long history within the #labormovement, #solidarity is the most normal thing in the world so start talking to your coworkers about #unionizing as soon as you learn their names.

teenvogue.com/story/what-is-sa

Teen Vogue · What Is Salting, the Organizing Tactic Spicing Up the Labor Movement?By Kim Kelly

Bloomberg: Google Contract Staff Reach Union Deal Banning Keystroke Monitoring. “A group of Google Help staffers reached a union contract with their employer, Accenture Plc, securing protections on remote work and workplace surveillance that could be a template for others in Alphabet Inc.’s sprawling contract workforce. The collective bargaining agreement between Accenture and the Alphabet […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2024/12/19/bloomberg-google-contract-staff-reach-union-deal-banning-keystroke-monitoring/

ResearchBuzz: Firehose | Individual posts from ResearchBuzz · Bloomberg: Google Contract Staff Reach Union Deal Banning Keystroke Monitoring | ResearchBuzz: Firehose
More from ResearchBuzz: Firehose

Anybody have tips for #Unionizing a workplace? This might just be the year. I just am a bit overwhelmed by the thought of being an organizer, it does kind of put a target on your back & can be pretty sus with unionbusting & stuff. I have no idea how to even start! I've already talked to a few of my co-workers & it seems like some are either interested or indifferent, none who seem hostile.