Andrew Gainer-Dewar (he/him)
@agdphd
Mathematician, union software engineer @Google, member&spox @AlphabetWorkers. Opinions here are my own, not the union's and *definitely* not my employer's.
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I'm a software engineer at Google and I'm proud to be a card-carrying member of our @AlphabetWorkers union. Tech workers need unions. Join us!
We're Alphabet workers. We’ve been organizing for over a year, & we’re finally ready to share why. This morning, we're announcing #AWU, the first union open to *all* workers at any Alphabet company. Every worker deserves a union—including tech workers. nytimes.com/2021/01/04/tec…
Hot damn, that's a whoopin'. Congratulations to the Forbes Union!
🎉 IT’S OFFICIAL 🎉 We won our National Labor Relations Board election today 67-7 with 90.5% voting YES to form a union with @nyguild. #ForbesUnion nyguild.org/post/editorial…
This is the future liberals want
Unions get it done! Phenomenal work from the @HCLtechUnion folks and @steelworkers--congratulations on this huge win, and solidarity forever!
Steelworkers union says that, almost 2 years after sub-contracted Google Pittsburgh staff voted to unionize & 9 months after NLRB issued a union-busting complaint against their employer HCL, they’ve reached a tentative union contract deal, including “meaningful wage increases.”
New: California is suing Activision Blizzard for years of discrimination and sexual abuse faced by women at the company. The lawsuit is full of deeply disturbing details. vice.com/en/article/jg8…
boycott notice from the workers at the frito-lay factory:
New: Hundreds of Frito-Lay factory workers are striking in Kansas bc they're forced to work 12 hr days, 7 days/week. I spoke to Mark McCarter, a Frito-Lay employee for 37 yrs, about why he's striking, watching his colleagues die & how this job ruins lives vice.com/en/article/pkb…
If I ran the USPS, I'd only let you use the bulk rate for mail pieces that can be recycled whole. No window envelopes, no plastic cards inside, just paper and glue.
Simple primate processor is quite vulnerable to arrow attacks.
LET'S GOOOOOOOO
Six months into 2021 & workers have already organized: ✊ 9 new unions at tech companies 🙌 ~2,000 new union members If you work in the tech, digital or gaming industry & want to get on board, our DMs are open.
Thinking about quitting to start an Infinidash bootcamp--#i8h Twitter, what do you wish you'd known starting out?
IF THE SALARY IS COMPETITIVE WHY WON'T YOU SHOW IT?
LET'S GOOOOOOOO
LET'S GOOOOOOOO
We, the editorial staff of Washingtonian, are organizing with @newsguild to form a union and ensure that every member of our team feels they have a voice. Today, we’re asking Washingtonian’s management to recognize our union. (⅕)
LET'S GOOOOOOOO
We just launched our union with an incredibly positive and hopeful online party, winning strong employee support already. We love working at @CenterForBioDiv and we truly believe this will make it a better, strong and more effective organization. #BiologicalDiversityForAll
"Without transparency into what Alphabet workers are working on, there is no way to ensure that Google handing powerful software to powerful people won’t be used in a way that is counter to our values." - me Great pickup by Jonathan on the Pentagon meeting with Silicon Valley.
NEW: Biden's Pentagon is reaching out to powerful Silicon Valley companies that are trying to conceal their defense and intelligence work. My look inside a top Defense official's recent meetings with Apple, Google, and Palantir. prospect.org/power/when-the…
HUGE wins for the New Yorker union here--bravo and congratulations!
BREAKING: We have averted a strike! After more than two and a half years of negotiations, @newyorkerunion, @p4kunion, and @ars_union are proud to announce that we have reached an agreement in principle on our first contracts. Here are some of our wins:
LET'S GOOOOOOOO
We, the workers of Oxford University Press USA, are forming a union! We are excited to join 24,000+ workers at @newsguild & for the opportunities ahead. Support us in our campaign for voluntary recognition by liking, retweeting, and sharing our platform! #OUPUSAGuild #UnionizeUP
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