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    News Article ● Labor Unions

    Kickstarter workers win profit sharing and guaranteed raises in first union contract

    June 27, 2022 // Workers at Kickstarter, headquartered in Greenpoint, Brooklyn have ratified their first collective bargaining agreement with their employer, marking the latest win by a tech union in the city.

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    Op-ed / Commentary ● Labor Unionization Unions

    Op-Ed: The time is right for Twitter employees to unionize

    April 29, 2022 // Labor organizers have a message for the Twitter employees upset and concerned about Elon Musk's takeover of the company: Join us.

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    Op-ed / Commentary ● Unionization Unions

    Why even progressive companies like REI are wary of unions

    January 28, 2022 // Ultimately, a company that engages with an employee union will likely have to give up some power and control. But at a time when employees increasingly expect to have a say in everything from remote-work policies to their company’s ethical practices, trying to resist employee activism in any form is a losing proposition. Far better to embrace it.

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