This content originally appeared on Ethan Marcotte’s website and was authored by Ethan Marcotte
Hi, it’s me, the one with a new book coming out. It’s called You Deserve a Tech Union, and it’s gonna be here in less than a week.
Given that it’s gonna be here in less than a week1, I thought I’d give you a little peek at what’s inside the book. Namely, here’s a rundown of the table of contents: I’ve included the title for each chapter, and added a little line to describe what each chapter covers.
Let’s go!
- Introduction. A bit about You Deserve a Tech Union — what it covers, and what it doesn’t — and why I’m writing it.
- Just Work. Let’s talk about power, and about what it means to be a tech worker.
- In Our Strength, Safety. What collective action looks like in tech, and why it matters.
- What Is a Union? What it says on the tin: a definition of unions, how they function, and what they do.
- Every Tech Worker Deserves a Union. A high-level overview of the process for forming a union in the United States.
- Tech Solidarity, Forever. Some thoughts to wrap things up: on automation and “AI”; on building power for all tech workers; and on where we could go from here.
- Acknowledgments.
- Resources.
That’s it! At about 140 pages, the book provides a short, focused look at why tech workers need to build power collectively — and shows how they can start doing just that.
Now, a list of chapter titles is fine. But, hey: maybe you’d like something more. Maybe you’d rather, say, look over an excerpt of the book? For, like, free?
Well! As it happens, A Book Apart’s just released part of the fifth and final chapter, and made it freely available. Simply visit the book’s product page, fill out the form, and you’ll get a free PDF excerpt of “Tech Solidarity, Forever” emailed to you. I hope you like it — and if you do, that you’ll consider supporting the book in whatever way feels right to you.
Woof. August 15. It’s coming up real soon, isn’t it?
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i’m totally calm and not at all anxious it’s fine i’m fine ↩
This has been “Tick TOC.” a post from Ethan’s journal.
This content originally appeared on Ethan Marcotte’s website and was authored by Ethan Marcotte
Ethan Marcotte | Sciencx (2023-08-09T04:00:00+00:00) Tick TOC.. Retrieved from https://www.scien.cx/2023/08/09/tick-toc/
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