Kickstarter employees vote 46-37 to unionize with the Office and Professional Employees International Union, the first workers at a major tech company to do so
Kickstarter employees voted to form a union with the Office and Professional Employees International Union, which represents more than 100,000 white collar workers.
Related Coverage
- Kickstarter workers vote to form first union in tech industry NBC News · April Glaser
- Kickstarter workers vote to unionize TechCrunch · Brian Heater
- Kickstarter Employees Vote to Unionize New York Times
- Kickstarter officially unionizes after close vote Input · Matthew Wille
Discussion
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@ksr_united
@ksr_united
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KickstarterUnited has now been certified by the NLRB: 🤝🌟We Are A Union!!!🌟🤝 https://twitter.com/...
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@kickstarter
@kickstarter
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In a ballot count today, we learned that our staff voted 46 to 37 in favor of a union. Kickstarter's leadership supports and respects their decision. We're proud of our staff and of the fair and democratic process that got us here.
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@clarissaredwine
@clarissaredwine
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BREAKING: Kickstarter United WON our union!! Now it's your turn!! �� JOYOUS THREAD ��
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@ksr_united
@ksr_united
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So, what does this mean? 1) Our media blackout is now over (did you miss us? ��) 2) We'll begin discussing our priorities and forming an inclusive and representative bargaining committee for everyone at Kickstarter so that we can... 3) Bargain our first contract! #1u
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@organizejs
@organizejs
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“Workers want to be able to participate in critical product decisions without retaliation, change how the company handles sexual harassment, how it addresses gender discrimination & take on challenges with a healthy power structure.” Historic moment in tech labor organizing! http…
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@katecrawford
Kate Crawford
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Kickstarter workers just created the first full-time company-wide union in the tech sector! Came after an 18-month battle during which several union organizers were fired. Read @aprilaser for more: https://www.nbcnews.com/... https://twitter.com/...
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@aprilaser
April Glaser
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The Kickstarter Union organizing began after employees resisted a decision from mgmt to take down a satirical comic book about punching Nazis following an article on Breitbart. Workers feared bending to the demands of far right trolls in the future and decided to start organizing
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@pje_txt
@pje_txt
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We just won! Congratulations to all my friends at @ksr_united on forming the first major US tech union. We just made history, and I couldn't be prouder!
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@clarissaredwine
@clarissaredwine
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So many people worked incredibly hard to earn Kickstarter's employees a seat at the table, and now they have one. Kickstarter is now a place for collective action through and through.
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@clarissaredwine
@clarissaredwine
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The vote was close. Management did a great job busting. Now it's time for the newly unionized workforce to mend the divide. Soon both YES votes and NO votes will work together to bargain a contract.
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@clarissaredwine
@clarissaredwine
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At 10:30 am today the vote count began. We huddled in the Brooklyn NLRB office, holding our breath as each vote was read allowed. The windowless room felt as small as the cardboard ballot box in front of us. Everyone was very very very still.
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@samaugustdean
@samaugustdean
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Big news out of NYC Kickstarter is now one of the first (if not the first) VC-backed tech companies to go fully union. https://twitter.com/...
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@jamieson
Dave Jamieson
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The folks at Kickstarter just unionized by a vote of 46-37, per the company. This is a big deal for unions in tech.
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@aaronshapiro
Aaron
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Looking forward to Kickstarter management swiftly and painlessly recognizing their workers' decision here. https://www.vice.com/...
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@zenalbatross
@zenalbatross
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congrats to workers at Kickstarter, who just voted to unionize! history being made today here in NYC, as reported by @LaurenKGurley �� https://www.vice.com/...