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We Just Formed the Largest Tech Union in America. Here’s How We Did It
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 June 23, 2026 | PERSPECTIVE | Last month, Meta laid off more than 8,000 employees in one fell swoop as it deploys AI. Layoffs in tech, by some estimates, have passed 148,000 since the start of the year and are on track to surpass 2025. Polls show widespread fears and cynicism about how AI will change society. As IT workers at the University of California, we’re not going to stand by and watch as this powerful technology is used in dubious ways. Even OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recognizes that many people are justifiably asking, “What is my economic future? What is my agency?”… Tech is a notoriously anti-union space, with collective bargaining rates that hover in the single digits. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Full story at Tech Policy Press
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