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It’s a dark time to be a tech worker right now (finance.yahoo.com)
submitted 8 months ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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It’s a dark time to be a tech worker right now::Nearly 300,000 tech employees have been laid off since last year, data shows.

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[–] bitwolf@lemmy.one 31 points 8 months ago (2 children)

We need a tech workers union.

I understand other workforces have it worse. however we could get there if we don't push back now.

[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago

There is one, Boeing engineers have a union. Also we have ASME and IEEE which are kinda like unions.

[–] Chakravanti@sh.itjust.works 4 points 8 months ago

There's always been the FSF.