Here’s the Memo About the ‘Burden of Being Black at Google’
Read the full memo written by a departing Google employee on his experience as a Black person at Google. Continue reading Here’s the Memo About the ‘Burden of Being Black at Google’
Category Archives: labor
Google Workers Sit-In to Protest Alleged Retaliation Against Women Who Report Sexual Harassment
The organizers say they’ve been retaliated against, six months after a massive, worldwide walkout. Continue reading Google Workers Sit-In to Protest Alleged Retaliation Against Women Who Report Sexual Harassment
Microsoft Employees Support Chinese Developers Fighting for Fair Labor Practices
Thirty employees at Microsoft and GitHub stood in solidarity with the Chinese tech labor protest 996.ICU. Continue reading Microsoft Employees Support Chinese Developers Fighting for Fair Labor Practices
Chinese Workers Are Trying to Bake Fair Labor Practices Into Software
The 996.ICU movement has largely organized on GitHub, and has produced a software license aimed at forcing companies to treat workers fairly if they use open source software. Continue reading Chinese Workers Are Trying to Bake Fair Labor Practices Into Software
A Shortage in Common Sense: The Myth of the Talent Gap
I have a visceral reaction every time I encounter yet another article bemoaning the so-called “talent gap” or “labor gap” in cybersecurity. Having been in and out of the job market several times over the past decade (for better and,…
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Amazon Is Beefing With Bernie Sanders Over Its Treatment of Employees
The company’s response conveniently left out any mention of temp workers, which makes up 40 percent of the US workforce. Continue reading Amazon Is Beefing With Bernie Sanders Over Its Treatment of Employees
This Politician Wants New Yorkers to Have the ‘Right to Disconnect’
New York councilman Rafael Espinal introduced a new bill yesterday to stop after work emails and texts. Continue reading This Politician Wants New Yorkers to Have the ‘Right to Disconnect’
The Plan to Build a Gold Mine on a Seismic Fault in Greece
“The problem is that we can never predict when an earthquake can strike.” Continue reading The Plan to Build a Gold Mine on a Seismic Fault in Greece
Ethical Smartphone Startup Fairphone Wants Apple to Steal Its Idea
In many ways, Fairphone is more of an advocacy group than a tech company. Continue reading Ethical Smartphone Startup Fairphone Wants Apple to Steal Its Idea
How an Old Industrial Ship Yard Created 7,000 New Jobs
Brooklyn Navy Yard President and CEO David Ehrenberg tells Motherboard how his non-profit reclaimed an industrial workspace and updated it for the 21st century. Continue reading How an Old Industrial Ship Yard Created 7,000 New Jobs