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Call to action for programmers to unionise amid job worries

Original: There are a shit-ton of programmers here and I know y'all are worried for your jobs. But I feel like so many are still o

A widely shared social post urges programmers worried about their job prospects to stop viewing themselves only through the lens of potential employers and instead organise collectively. The author argues there is enough critical mass in tech communities to form unions, including for freelancers, and is encouraging workers to consider collective action as a response to job insecurity.

Why now: Widespread anxiety about tech job security is prompting discussion of collective organising and unions.

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• There are a shit-ton of programmers here and I know y'all are worried for your jobs. But I feel like so many are still only thinking of themselves in relation to potential employers. There are two things here there's enough critical mass to do: - Form a union (the Freelancer's… · ml@eldritch.cafe · 90

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