Join Tech Workers Coalition and help unionize tech workers - Onboarding Call Oct 29

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• menas@lemmy.wtf ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  unfortunately, it’s on zoom

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  • CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Don’t let perfection be the enemy of good enough.

    What platform would you suggest they use going forward?

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    • BrikoX@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      jitsi.org

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    • Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      An open source one like Revolt?

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    • menas@lemmy.wtf ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      This is not the same to have a FOSS platform for gaming or for international unionism. There are literately unions in arms and union organizers getting murdered by US employers around the world. Asking to organize on a GAFAM platform is not acceptable.

      I’m glad that there is finally some interests in international unionism. I support your work here, even if I’m frustrated that I couldn’t join in.

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    • WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      from my part even a text platform would be better, like a discourse forum, or god forbid, maybe even discord.

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• timkenhan@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Which part of the globe are you folks based on? Any advise for someone seeking opportunities in another country (that may require visa sponsorship)?

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  • chobeat@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    We are throughout USA and Europe. I can give you personal advice as someone who emigrated, and you might want to ask the question in the community chats of different chapters, but TWC is for collective action, not for individual career support

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• ragingHungryPanda@piefed.keyboardvagabond.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  the complaints in these comments is an illustration of why the left doesn’t accomplish jack squat

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  • scarabic@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I know, idealists think that even if we cant change the world immediately, we must at least keep our movement completely pure. They end up painting the coalition as compromised sellouts and do their all to kill all progress from within. By all means, let’s have a huge argument about what tiny, open source video service to use so that we can even talk to each other. Fuck!

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    • chobeat@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      we have our own self-hosted infrastructure for critical data. We use Zoom just to passively filter FOSS purists and hackerinos. (jk, not true, we do it because the infrastructure group prioritized other things, but it works anyway)

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  • ripcord@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I only see one complaint comment

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    • ragingHungryPanda@piefed.keyboardvagabond.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      ah, I’m using interstellar and piefed, which aggregate the cross posts

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• cardfire@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Where can I read about the requirements? Did whole, I’m prepared to pay dues to belong in a guild or union, depending on cost, and also I’m currently unemployed. Am I welcome, even? Lol.

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  • chobeat@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    we don’t take dues and we are not an union in a legal sense. Requirements: time, energy, and motivation to learn and contribute. Join our community space before the 101 if you like: techworkerscoalition.org/subscribe/

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  • scarabic@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    You can Google tech worker coalition and check out their website. This post deep links to a zoom meeting url which isn’t the most helpful for folks in your situation, but yes the TWC does have other resources online.

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