General Intellect Unit

030 - Organising Tech, with Wendy Liu & Jason Prado

Feb 20, 2019
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
The Tech Workers Coalition and the Unionization of Tech Workers
01:35 • 2min
3
Prospects for Organizing the Tech Industry
03:48 • 2min
4
The Confluence of Technology and Politics
05:52 • 2min
5
The Tech Mystery: A Political Awakening
08:07 • 2min
6
The Culture of Secrecy in Tech
10:13 • 2min
7
How to Protect Your Company's Secrets
12:00 • 1min
8
Bringing Back the Lucas Plan
13:24 • 4min
9
The Contradiction Between Tech and the Defense Sector
17:13 • 3min
10
The Rise of Contractors in the US
20:10 • 2min
11
The Importance of Working at a Tech Company
22:29 • 3min
12
The Necessity of Action From Below
25:35 • 3min
13
Amazon Cuomo's Rebel City
28:30 • 2min
14
The Importance of Intellectual Property in Capitalism
30:08 • 4min
15
Stomman's Biography
34:17 • 3min
16
The Divide Between Free Software and Hackers
37:12 • 3min
17
The Struggle for Free Software
40:41 • 3min
18
The Importance of Consumer Choice in Product Creation
43:22 • 2min
19
The History of Browsers
45:36 • 2min
20
The Debate Over the AGPL Versus the GPL
47:23 • 4min
21
The Rise of the Open Source Foundation
51:20 • 3min
22
The Problem With Open Source Foundations Competing
53:57 • 3min
23
The Importance of Solidarity in Tech Work
57:03 • 2min
24
The Two Tier Contractor System
59:27 • 2min
25
The Antidote to Atomization: Systems Thinking
01:01:44 • 2min
26
The Strategic Failure of Tech Workers
01:03:19 • 3min
27
The Importance of Management Responsibility in Tech Work
01:05:51 • 2min
28
The Future of Tech Workers
01:07:45 • 2min
29
The Tech Workers Coalition
01:10:03 • 2min