Worker power in the tech industry

Guided by our vision for an inclusive & equitable tech industry, TWC organizes to build worker power through rank & file self-organization and education.

Black Lives Matter We encourage Tech Workers to stand with the Black Lives Matter movement as they fight for justice. To that end, we've put together a list of security guides here you can use to help protect yourself and your comrades.

Who we are

We are a coalition of workers in and around the tech industry, labor organizers, community organizers, and friends.

Who we support

We work in solidarity with existing movements towards social justice, workers' rights, and economic inclusion.

How we work

We’re a democratically structured, all-volunteer, and worker-led organization. At this point, membership consists of attending meetings in person and working on the various projects that people are interested in. We organize online but IRL is the crux of what we do. Check out our Community Guide for more info. Join the Slack to connect with a local in your area.

Check out a meeting

We currently have regular meetings in Austin, Bangalore, Berlin, Boston, Brasil, Chicago, DC, Italy, LA, London, NYC, PDX, San Diego, Seattle, and SF Bay Area

Contact us We’re also happy to chat, answer any questions you might have, or hear about any social justice efforts in which you need a partner. Send us an email. If you’re a member of the press, please get in touch with us through press@techworkersco.org.

Recent Collective Actions by Tech Workers

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31 August 2020 More than 300 Microsoft employees shared salary and pay bonus data in spreadsheet. A similar action took place last year. This year's survey asked whether employees identified as people of color or experienced discrimination because of their gender identity. Notably, 194 of 310 participants identified as people of color and 69 had experienced discrimination on the basis of gender identity. [1]

28 August 2020 More than 100 protesters, led by former Amazon worker Christian Smalls, placed a guillotine outside of Jeff Bezos' D.C. home to call on the company to raise minimum wages from $15 to $30/hour. [1]

26 August 2020 Foodora workers in Canada received a $3.5 million settlement after suing their employer for union busting. Foodora chose to leave Canada in April 2020 after the Ontario Labor Board voted to recognize the couriers as company employees. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers sued on behalf of the workers and declared that the settlement would be distributed between all Canadian Foodora employees. [1]

22 August 2020 Didi rideshare workers have started holding strikes in a number of Chinese cities including Suzhou, Nanjing, Nantong, and Zunyi City to protest high commission fees on the platform. Drivers in Zunyi City also issued a letter with 5 demands to their local government and transportation department. [1]