Fighting For Justice: Voices from Tech's Invisible Workforce
summary
Claims specific enough to act on: tech growth creates 1:4 ratio of tech to service jobs in the Bay Area, janitors at Facebook win a master contract at Facebook that raises wages and healthcare, Hyatt Fisherman's Wharf endures years of pickets and a hotel boycott at Hyatt Fisherman's Wharf over union recognition, Dell chooses non‑union subcontractors which lowers standards, and a campaign pushes AB‑1978 to curb sexual violence against janitors; tools named: Silicon Valley Rising, SEIU‑USWW, Fair Hotels, and wefeedtech.org.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Intro
- 0:14Introductions
- 2:18What is going on in the Valley
- 2:53The hourglass economy
- 3:18Occupations in Silicon Valley
- 3:41Creating middleclass jobs
- 4:04Creating lowwage service jobs
- 4:41Working at Intel
- 18:29Relationship with customers
- 25:10Experience at Facebook
- 28:22Fear at work
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