Discussion

• @bentarnoff Ben Tarnoff on x

  Important piece by @aprilaser on organizing at Kickstarter. Particularly interesting to me is how dynamics set in motion by the Trump election helped convince tech workers they needed more control over their workplaces, a major theme of the wider movement https://slate.com/...

• @waxpancake Andy Baio on x

  This is a solid and balanced article from @aprilaser about Kickstarter employees' efforts to unionize and the resistance they're facing from management. https://slate.com/...

• @kevinriggle Kevin Riggle on x

  “Multiple former and current employees familiar with the incident told me that managers warned the Trust and Safety team not to question their decisions...” https://twitter.com/...

• @taylordotbiz @taylordotbiz on x

  This morning, after six years of pouring my life into the mission, the staff, and the creators of @kickstarter, I was fired for organizing a union. They offered me no real reasons, but one month's severance for signing an NDA. I will not be signing it.

• @pftompkins Paul F. Tompkins on x

  I hope Kickstarter gets horrifically sued and has to start a Gofundme to cover legal costs https://twitter.com/...

• @amfmpm Dan Chamberlain on x

  the cultivation, community outreach, and care that taylor provided on behalf of kickstarter and their supposed guiding principles was remarkable. this is repugnant, and shows that kickstarter cares nothing of the creative values they have co-opted for a 5% fee. unionize. https://…

• @aprilaser April Glaser on x

  SCOOP: Kickstarter has fired two union organizers in the past 8 days. In July, another member of the union drive quit, citing a hostile work environment for union organizers https://slate.com/...

• @veenadubal Veena Dubal on x

  This is an amazing scoop by ⁦⁦@aprilaser⁩ on the hypocrisies and anti-worker actions of a tech company that once had an idealistic mission..all amidst an organizing effort by workers who wanted Kickstarter to do better. https://slate.com/...

• @flexlibris Alison Macrina on x

  phenomenal reporting from @aprilaser on Kickstarter's union busting fiasco https://slate.com/...

• @aprilaser April Glaser on x

  The union drive at Kickstarter began quietly after leadership made a “both-sides” call to take down a satirical comic called “Always Punch Nazis.” Since the union went public, Kickstarter has tried hard to dissuade the union. At least two have been fired https://slate.com/...

• @aprilaser April Glaser on x

  This is the wildest labor story I've written. It's about Kickstarter, which portrayed itself as the most progressive tech company in the biz, and its tactics to quash its union. Sources say the union drive has well over a majority of staff ready to join https://slate.com/...

• @brennanlm Brennan Lee Mulligan on x

  This is completely outrageous and antithetical to every value for which @kickstarter claims to stand. Taylor helped me and thousands more find a voice and a path forward as creators, and he and all the other laborers at Kickstarter deserve the right to collectively bargain. https…

• @empiricallyric @empiricallyric on x

  Kickstarter: “Kickstarter: The Power of the Crowd” Kickstarter employees: *unionize* Kickstarter: no not like that https://twitter.com/...

• @brettwhite Brett White on x

  Kickstarter fired my friend for trying to start a union and blamed it on “performance-related issues” which is TRULY the LOL MOMENT OF THE DAY. https://twitter.com/...

• @mariskreizman Maris Kreizman on x

  Beware the company that thinks it's doing a “public benefit” while treating their employees poorly. Solidarity with my former colleagues. https://slate.com/...

• @grmpyprogrammer Chris Hartjes on x

  I'm going to go out on a limb and say that any company that claims “a union is not right for them” is a place that needs a union to represent employees https://twitter.com/...

• @grimkim Kim Kelly on x

  Looks like @kickstarter is ramping up its union-busting efforts by firing organizers and fostering a hostile work environment for workers involved in the union drive. The company refused to voluntarily recognize the union back in May. @aprilaser reports: https://slate.com/...

• @tobiasbuckell Tobias S. Buckell on x

  This is troubling. I really believed Kickstarter was trying to be different. https://twitter.com/...

• @lam_barrett Lindsey Barrett on x

  kickstarter idea: some kind of public education campaign to explain to silicon valley that union busting and legalistic acrobatics to avoid paying people liveable wages isn't disruptive, it's *just* regular ole exploitation https://twitter.com/...

• @jamieson Dave Jamieson on x

  I spoke to a former Kickstarter employee who says she was fired last week for union organizing. She would have had to give up all legal claims and agree to an NDA if she wanted any severance https://www.huffpost.com/...