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What we learned from over a decade of tech activism | Nataliya Nedzhvetskaya and JS Tan

Our database of collective actions challenges the mainstream media narrative. Here are our eight key insights
Amazon workers begin to gather in front of the company’s headquarters during September’s climate strike. Photograph: Elaine Thompson/AP

In the past year, tech worker mobilization has reached unprecedented levels. Kickstarter employees sought union recognition from their company. Amazon workers led a cross tech-industry walkout to support the global climate strike. Googlers grappled with unionization, fought against increasing corporate hostility, and challenged their company’s unethical partnerships. Even Chinese tech workers have joined in, with the viral 996.icu campaign that demanded more reasonable working hours.

We documented all the collective actions in the tech industry in a publicly accessible online and analyzed the results. What we learned challenges many mainstream media narratives about the tech workers’ movement. Here are our eight most important insights.

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