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Folks should really read this article to get more context on Kickstarter's history with unionization, it is truly bananas and not what you think: https://slate
by notSupplied 7y ago
Folks should really read this article to get more context on Kickstarter's history with unionization, it is truly bananas and not what you think:
https://slate.com/technology/2019/09/kickstarter-turmoil-union-drive-historic-tech-industry.html https://slate.com/technology/2019/09/kickstarter-turmoil-uni...
- The first thing that jumped out at me was that the primary spark of conflict was NOT compensation or working conditions.
- The main conflict was around a Kickstarter project "Always Punch Nazis", a project that gathered a few laughs among Kickstarter's largely liberal staff + management. When they faced right-wing political pressure to de-platform this project, since it technically violates their "do not incite violence" ToS, it triggered a ideological schism within the company.
- Unionization seems to be largely about placing this kind of decision in the hands of the employees. This is somewhat consistent with Kickstarter's history of activism.
- However, it's pretty uncharted territory here: Unionization that is not primarily motivated by distribution of wealth, but for the political soul of the company.
- ksred 7y agoThis is exactly it. After scrolling through so many of the comments it's crazy to see the actual reason for unionising so far down the list.