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Programmers urged to unionise amid job fears

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 post is calling on software developers worried about their jobs to stop thinking only as individual job-seekers and instead organise collectively. The author argues there is now enough critical mass of programmers to form a union and to build alternatives outside the traditional employer-employee relationship, echoing broader anxiety in the tech sector over layoffs and job security.

Why now: Tech workers are anxious about layoffs and job security, prompting renewed interest in collective organisation.

software developerstech industryFreelancers' union movement

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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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