You Deserve a Tech Union

by Ethan Marcotte

Paperback, 170 pages

Published Aug. 15, 2023 by A Book Apart.

ISBN:: 978-1-952616-60-0
Goodreads:: 195161506

(5 reviews)

There's a resurgent labor movement in the tech industry. Tech workers-designers, engineers, writers, and many others-have learned that when they stand together, they're poised to build a better version of the tech industry. They haven't stopped there: at companies from Kickstarter to Google, workers have formed unions. And you should, too.

But what are unions? And why do they matter? Ethan Marcotte answers these questions through extensive research and by interviewing tech workers with real-world union-building experience. Ethan shares these workers' insights and stories, weaving them together to outline the process for forming a union of your very own. Because you-yes, you-deserve a tech union.

THIS BOOK EXPLORES:

What it means to be a "tech worker," and what it means to do tech work
A brief history of worker-led activism, inside and outside the tech industry
What unions are, why they matter, and how they function
An overview of how …

THIS BOOK EXPLORES:

What it means to be a "tech worker," and what it means to do tech work
A brief history of worker-led activism, inside and outside the tech industry
What unions are, why they matter, and how they function
An overview of how to form a union in the United States
How to use unions to build a more sustainable future for tech work and tech workers

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fetch reviewed You Deserve a Tech Union by Ethan Marcotte

Review

5 stars

A really good read. Keeps things concise and to the point.

It also had interesting perspectives on technology's role in the world that helped put my confused feelings into words, as well as reassuring my anxious brain about the tech industry's commonly toxic work expectations.