Paige Panter

[Paige Panter @pagepant]

@FlixBus_USA can we get a status update on out 45 minute late bus out of san antonio to dallas?

[Stephanie Parker @sparker2]

Kick your week off with #GooglePayoutsForAll! What would YOU do with the $135 million Google used to reward sexual harassers? Fixing the wage (AND LEVEL) gap for women of color would be a great start 🌈

[Jeffrey Buchanan @JRBinSV]

$135M could have subsidized construction of affordable homes protecting 1,100 low income families in San Jose from coming rent hikes of Google’s planned mega-campus. Instead they paid off abusers. #GooglePayoutsForAll

[Google Walkout For Real Change @GoogleWalkout]

$135M could house the entire homeless population of San Francisco for nine months. Instead, Google used it to pay off two executives who sexually assaulted and harassed their colleagues. #GooglePayoutsForAll

[Tech Workers Coalition @techworkersco]

This fight is happening in the same landscape where teacher strike waves have been rolling across the nation for the past year, from West Virginia to California.

Incidentally, the West Virginia teacher strike was illegal under state law.

https://t.co/pbOwGhylr6

[Tech Workers Coalition @techworkersco]

Cafeteria workers at Google and other tech companies, paid much less than software engineers, many of who organized with their coworkers for legal union protection, are also being pushed into forced arbitration.

Now, let's take an even broader view.

https://t.co/9kiFXsKKUf

[Tech Workers Coalition @techworkersco]

We wanted to take some time to dive deeper into this. A lot of people are really agitated around Google's actions, as we all should be, but this is also a good opportunity to take a look at some of the broader context.

[Tech Workers Coalition @techworkersco]

Gig economy companies like Instacart automate skimming tips from workers they call contractors. If you use these services, tip in cash; if you're a programmer employed by these companies, organize so you don't help the boss steal from your fellow workers.

https://t.co/C58cH0UJKv

[Tech Workers Coalition @techworkersco]

"You start with a single issue, and my issue was working conditions. You start with a single issue and people start to say, “Oh, it’s not me. It’s not my fault. I didn’t do that. It’s happening to other people.” And then it can go anyplace."

https://t.co/ARB0KmgIrb

[NOT A WOLF @SICKOFWOLVES]

I WILL LET MY BOSS SLOWLY FEED ME THROUGH A WOOD CHIPPER IF IT MEANS I GET TO PRETEND I'M NOT ONE OF THE POOR PEOPLE FOR A FEW MORE MINUTES

[NOT A WOLF @SICKOFWOLVES]

HABITS OF HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE PEOPLE

-GET UP AT 4 AM

-DRINK TEA

-LIE

-JUST TWEET LIES NOBODY CARES WHAT YOU DO

-WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF TOPSOIL WHO CARES MAN

-EAT A HEALTHY BREAKFAST

[NOT A WOLF @SICKOFWOLVES]

IN DEFENSE OF BIG TECH, MAKING ME SIGN AWAY MY PRIVACY IN EXCHANGE FOR FEELING BAD ALL THE TIME IS A PRETTY GREAT PRANK

[Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee @IWOC_]

Here's the thing.
Inside everything is weaponized against you. Including food.

Atlantic goes longform on what every prisoner in every jurisdiction already knows.

https://t.co/qupgv2gxCg

[Game Workers Unite ✊🏿✊🏽✊🏾 @GameWorkers]

So often these "contractors" are really full-time employees that employers are purposefully miscategorizing as contractors to avoid paying benefits, divide the workforce, and save a quick buck.

Oh and by "save a quick buck" we mean conduct wage theft.

[Tech Workers Coalition @techworkersco]

"After 20 Facebook subcontractors demanded better working conditions, they’re being told to accept a counter-offer from their company by Friday afternoon – or lose their jobs."

This is a story of inspiring solidarity against heartless management abuse.

https://t.co/g8jd23lM2P

[Michael @RoboticMike]

The holiday season is rough for us TVCs: could be two plus weeks without full pay

[Stephanie Parker @sparker2]

Follow #ContractWorkerStories. We full-time tech workers need to face what is happening within our own offices. The #GoogleWalkout isn't over until ALL demands are met for ALL workers - see you in 2019 🔥

[Paige Panter @pagepant]

@bayarea_twc “Take the power out of the tower”👍✊

[Tech Workers Coalition @techworkersco]

When we organize, we know not to rely on the current high status of a small subset of programmers. We also know they'll try dividing workers by nation, exploiting workers more in some countries while stoking xenophobia in others. This knowledge is power.

https://t.co/qQMaPagQe7