med-mastodon.com is one of the many independent Mastodon servers you can use to participate in the fediverse.
Medical community on Mastodon

Administered by:

Server stats:

355
active users

#techunion

0 posts0 participants0 posts today
☮ ♥ ♬ 🧑‍💻<p>“Canva co-founder <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/MelaniePerkins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MelaniePerkins</span></a> wrote to staff on May 5 to unveil <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Canva" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canva</span></a>’s official <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/AIGuidelines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AIGuidelines</span></a>, two months after it axed the majority of its <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/TechnicalWriters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechnicalWriters</span></a> division and directed <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/engineers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>engineers</span></a> to complete the bulk of their <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/tasks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tasks</span></a> using <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/AITools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AITools</span></a>.</p><p>The COACHES (weaselword for manager) said the company had recently directed them to *formally assess* the way employees, known internally as “Canvanauts”, use AI in their six-monthly PERFORMANCE reviews. They also said the company has <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/automated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>automated</span></a> the <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> of these <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/reviews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reviews</span></a>.</p><p>A company spokesperson denied these claims in a lengthy statement but said Canva does “ENCOURAGE” employees to “reflect on how they’re using AI in their work” on an informal basis and said they use an internal tool that assesses performance reviews against their internal metrics after a human has written the</p><p>(No dissent tolerated) </p><p>“We’re incredibly committed to helping our team thrive in this new era of AI. We’re making significant investments in upskilling across the entire company, with a strong focus on learning and experimentation,” the Canva spokesperson said.</p><p>“Our <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/investmentstrategy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>investmentstrategy</span></a> in this space aren’t about <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/replacing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>replacing</span></a> our TEAM’s <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/judgement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>judgement</span></a>, <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/creativity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>creativity</span></a>, or <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/craft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>craft</span></a>, but scaling them so we can spend more time on the projects that move us closer to our mission and make a difference for our community,”</p><p>(Emphasis note on TEAM, not individuals)</p><p>For a consumer facing software company, the last place I’d be removing human input would be where the technology touches customers. The usability, instructions, reliability through Engineering, Art and crafting of a product. </p><p>Where do you cut? Accounting, excessive management (top &amp; bottom) and back office. This is the difference between an accounting/MBA and an Engineering / consumer focused company. </p><p>No wonder the technical staff are looking at <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Unions</span></a>. JobBot unleashed by the *Boss Class* to replace technical staff. 🦾🤖🦿</p><p><a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/WhiteCollar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteCollar</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/technical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technical</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Union</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/TechUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechUnion</span></a> &lt;<a href="https://archive.md/w4nlJ" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.md/w4nlJ</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>&gt; / &lt;<a href="https://www.afr.com/technology/canva-atlassian-employees-flock-to-unions-amid-ai-job-fears-20250520-p5m0rl" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">afr.com/technology/canva-atlas</span><span class="invisible">sian-employees-flock-to-unions-amid-ai-job-fears-20250520-p5m0rl</span></a>&gt;</p>
Tom<p>If you're in Sydney or Melbourne, Professionals Union are kicking off their push for enterprise agreements at Google and Atlassian this week.</p><p><a href="https://apesma.informz.net/informzdataservice/onlineversion/ind/bWFpbGluZ2luc3RhbmNlaWQ9Mjk2MDY1MyZzdWJzY3JpYmVyaWQ9NTMxNzEwOTkz" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apesma.informz.net/informzdata</span><span class="invisible">service/onlineversion/ind/bWFpbGluZ2luc3RhbmNlaWQ9Mjk2MDY1MyZzdWJzY3JpYmVyaWQ9NTMxNzEwOTkz</span></a></p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/techunions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>techunions</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/techunion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>techunion</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unions</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solidarity</span></a></p>
toolbear#🪧<p>Ethan Marcotte's announcement for YOU DESERVE A TECH UNION:<br><a href="https://ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/you-deserve-a-tech-union-book/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/you-de</span><span class="invisible">serve-a-tech-union-book/</span></a></p><p>Hello again <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://follow.ethanmarcotte.com/@beep" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>beep</span></a></span>. My January picket fell through; however, I organized my thoughts into a draft outline and a patient friend and Netflix employee let me practice on them. Progress! Rescheduling to Leap Day is giving me a good feeling ✨</p><p>Thanks for your book. I'm 50% finished with my first read.When I learned about your book it was the droplet that tipped me into action 🙏</p><p><a href="https://union.place/tags/TechUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechUnion</span></a><br><a href="https://union.place/tags/YouDeserveATechUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YouDeserveATechUnion</span></a></p>
toolbear#🪧<p>If you're a Netflix employee and are comfortable connecting me with either the Trans or LGBTQ ERGs regarding a collective action thing, please reply or DM.</p><p>I would like to discuss a visit to Los Gatos campus on Leap Day (Thu, Feb 29th, 2024) to talk with anyone interested about Netflix workers forming a Tech Union. I'll give you a copy of Ethan Marcotte's book if you give me an assist getting in touch with an ERG representative ✨</p><p><a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/you-deserve-a-tech-union-ethan-marcotte/20400532?ean=9781952616600" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookshop.org/p/books/you-deser</span><span class="invisible">ve-a-tech-union-ethan-marcotte/20400532?ean=9781952616600</span></a></p><p><a href="https://union.place/tags/Netflix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Netflix</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Union</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/TechUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechUnion</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/LeapDay2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LeapDay2024</span></a></p>
toolbear#🪧<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tech.lgbt/@toolbear" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>toolbear@tech.lgbt</span></a></span> <br>"Building a booth" turned into "build a Little Free Library" that I can transport with me (probably sans mounting post, i.e just the birdhouse for books part and set that on a folding table).</p><p>I've a week and a day to achieve my goal of picketing outside <a href="https://union.place/tags/Netflix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Netflix</span></a> in January this year to try and inspire my former coworkers to consider forming a workers union.</p><p>Today's tasks: sand and stain the wood bits of my Little Free Library kit.</p><p><a href="https://union.place/tags/Netflix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Netflix</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/TechUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechUnion</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/YouDeserveATechUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YouDeserveATechUnion</span></a></p>
toolbear#🪧<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tech.lgbt/@toolbear" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>toolbear@tech.lgbt</span></a></span><br>More progress on my plan to picket outside <a href="https://union.place/tags/Netflix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Netflix</span></a> streaming HQ to try and convince some of my friends and former colleagues that they deserve a <a href="https://union.place/tags/TechUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechUnion</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://union.place/tags/Unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Unions</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a></p>
toolbear#🪧<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fire.asta.lgbt/@aud" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>aud</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@lkngrrr" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>lkngrrr</span></a></span> <br>I’m also interested.</p><p>I’m also curious about the possibility of forming a <a href="https://union.place/tags/ConsumerUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConsumerUnion</span></a> around email services. Some form of collective action to punch above our weight when it comes to the enclosure of email infrastructure by big tech.</p><p>FastMail is forming a <a href="https://union.place/tags/TechUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechUnion</span></a>. We can encourage <a href="https://union.place/tags/ProtonMail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProtonMail</span></a> to do the same. We can lobby on our own and through them. Anti-trust scrutiny on Google &amp; Microsoft is relatively high right now.</p><p><a href="https://union.place/tags/Email" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Email</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Unions</span></a></p>
toolbear#🪧<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tech.lgbt/@toolbear" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>toolbear@tech.lgbt</span></a></span> this January 2024 I will picket outside Netflix streaming HQ and this is the journal I’ll be writing in about it. This will be my NETFLIX DESERVES A TECH UNION stunt to get the ball rolling.</p><p>I‘ve also a spiral notebook to organize my organizing; separate from my personal journal. A branded pair: one black one white. My Free Little Library to keep copies of YOU DESERVE A TECH UNION is ready for assembly.</p><p>I still need that parasol.</p><p><a href="https://union.place/tags/Union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Union</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Netflix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Netflix</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/TechUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechUnion</span></a></p>
Stef Walter<p>You Deserve a Tech Union not sure what to offer a friend working in Tech? I think <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://follow.ethanmarcotte.com/@beep" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>beep</span></a></span>’s book would be great (especially with current end of the year layoffs and all)<br><a href="https://abookapart.com/products/you-deserve-a-tech-union" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">abookapart.com/products/you-de</span><span class="invisible">serve-a-tech-union</span></a><br><a href="https://front-end.social/tags/Book" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Book</span></a> <a href="https://front-end.social/tags/TechUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechUnion</span></a><br><a href="https://abookapart.com/products/you-deserve-a-tech-union" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">abookapart.com/products/you-de</span><span class="invisible">serve-a-tech-union</span></a></p>
toolbear#🪧<p>I'm coming back. The same, but also different. More focused. This will be my <a href="https://union.place/tags/Solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Solidarity</span></a>, <a href="https://union.place/tags/CollectiveAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CollectiveAction</span></a>, and <a href="https://union.place/tags/Union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Union</span></a> organizing ALT. It is where I will concentrate my efforts to bring a <a href="https://union.place/tags/TechUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechUnion</span></a> to <a href="https://union.place/tags/Netflix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Netflix</span></a> or burn out trying 😅</p><p>Greetings, Hello (again)! Hi <a href="https://union.place/tags/UnionDotPlace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnionDotPlace</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/UnionPlace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnionPlace</span></a> 👋</p><p>re- <a href="https://union.place/tags/Introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Introduction</span></a> </p><p>Much more empathy and love forward this time around. Still spicy but now with precision.</p><p>🫶</p>
Kostyn<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://union.place/@bandcampunited" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bandcampunited</span></a></span> how much money would y'all need to buy the company and make it into a coop? When should we get that fundraising going?</p><p><a href="https://niagara.social/tags/Bandcamp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bandcamp</span></a> <a href="https://niagara.social/tags/BandCampLayoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BandCampLayoff</span></a> <a href="https://niagara.social/tags/Cooperatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cooperatives</span></a> <a href="https://niagara.social/tags/TechUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechUnion</span></a> <a href="https://niagara.social/tags/UnionPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnionPower</span></a> <a href="https://niagara.social/tags/WorkplaceDemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorkplaceDemocracy</span></a></p>
Karl Heinz Häsliprinz<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@hrefna" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>hrefna</span></a></span> Just imagine what would happen if you had a national sys admin Union with idk, 80% of all sys admins.</p><p>And then you go on strike. </p><p>All servers just run online Doom deathmatches. The entire internet is just doom. <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/GeneralStrike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeneralStrike</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/TechUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechUnion</span></a></p>