Kickstarter United
@kickstarterunited.org
The workers of Kickstarter. Affiliated with @opeiulocal153.bsky.social
contact@kickstarterunited.org
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WE WON! After 42 days of striking we have a tentative agreement in hand that protects our existing 4 day work week, establishes a minimum salary, and adds protections against AI replacing jobs at our workplace!
![Graphic with multiple picket signs that reads "[up arrow] Minimum Salary", "4 day Work Week", and a big cancel sign over "AI Replacing Jobs" and so much more. Go to kickstarterunited.org to see it all!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gdife25rfr5drwr2nhncr3rf/bafkreidfgv3xytmgta3x35mjze22ojok7lwh3vlhgrcfbcwr7hjg6bb6eu@jpeg)
November 12, 2025 at 10:54 PM
WE WON! After 42 days of striking we have a tentative agreement in hand that protects our existing 4 day work week, establishes a minimum salary, and adds protections against AI replacing jobs at our workplace!
Today, Wednesday, November 12th, in about 2 hours, we're hosting @meowwolfworkers.bsky.social president Roz Rosvold on our virtual public picket line. Join us on Zoom at 2 pm EST kickstarterunited.org/picket/
November 12, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Today, Wednesday, November 12th, in about 2 hours, we're hosting @meowwolfworkers.bsky.social president Roz Rosvold on our virtual public picket line. Join us on Zoom at 2 pm EST kickstarterunited.org/picket/
Today, November 10th, on the 40th day of our strike, we're welcoming Kai Fritz from @sbworkersunited.org to our virtual public picket line! Join us on Zoom at 2:30 pm EST: kickstarterunited.org/picket/
November 10, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Today, November 10th, on the 40th day of our strike, we're welcoming Kai Fritz from @sbworkersunited.org to our virtual public picket line! Join us on Zoom at 2:30 pm EST: kickstarterunited.org/picket/
Today, Thursday, November 6th at 3 pm ET, we're going to have RV Dougherty on our public picket line. RV wasn't just one of our original organizers but went on to become a staff organizer at OPEIU! Join us on Zoom kickstarterunited.org/picket/
November 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Today, Thursday, November 6th at 3 pm ET, we're going to have RV Dougherty on our public picket line. RV wasn't just one of our original organizers but went on to become a staff organizer at OPEIU! Join us on Zoom kickstarterunited.org/picket/
Today, Wednesday, November 5th, we have Wythe Marschall, writer, TTRPG author, and anthropologist, joining us on our virtual public picket line. Join us at 2 pm ET (note: this is earlier than our usual public pickets) kickstarterunited.org/picket
November 5, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Today, Wednesday, November 5th, we have Wythe Marschall, writer, TTRPG author, and anthropologist, joining us on our virtual public picket line. Join us at 2 pm ET (note: this is earlier than our usual public pickets) kickstarterunited.org/picket
Today, November 4th, we have two guests joining us on our virtual public picket line. At 2:30 pm ET, Dr. Juliet Schor who wrote a bestselling book about the 4 day work week, and at 3 pm we have another of our original organizers, Amy Ciavolino. Join us on Zoom at kickstarterunited.org/picket
November 4, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Today, November 4th, we have two guests joining us on our virtual public picket line. At 2:30 pm ET, Dr. Juliet Schor who wrote a bestselling book about the 4 day work week, and at 3 pm we have another of our original organizers, Amy Ciavolino. Join us on Zoom at kickstarterunited.org/picket
Our streaming schedule for the week of November 3rd! We're hopefully wrapping up our one-shot and then doing some encounters from the Deck of Old School Encounter by Kickstarter creator Phil Reed! Follow us on www.twitch.tv/kickstarteru... to know when we go live!
November 3, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Our streaming schedule for the week of November 3rd! We're hopefully wrapping up our one-shot and then doing some encounters from the Deck of Old School Encounter by Kickstarter creator Phil Reed! Follow us on www.twitch.tv/kickstarteru... to know when we go live!
Today, November 3rd, at 3 pm ET, we'll have journalist and podcaster Alex Goldman speaking on our virtual public picket line! Join us on Zoom at kickstarterunited.org/picket/
November 3, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Today, November 3rd, at 3 pm ET, we'll have journalist and podcaster Alex Goldman speaking on our virtual public picket line! Join us on Zoom at kickstarterunited.org/picket/
Today, October 30th, we're welcoming Danielle Nasr to our virtual public picket line. Danielle's been helping us organize throughout this contract fight and we're excited to hear from her! Join us at 3 pm ET at kickstarterunited.org/picket/
October 30, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Today, October 30th, we're welcoming Danielle Nasr to our virtual public picket line. Danielle's been helping us organize throughout this contract fight and we're excited to hear from her! Join us at 3 pm ET at kickstarterunited.org/picket/
On Tuesday, October 28th, we're welcoming our allies at Nava United to come speak at our virtual public picket line. Join us at 4 pm ET tomorrow here kickstarterunited.org/picket/
October 27, 2025 at 8:23 PM
On Tuesday, October 28th, we're welcoming our allies at Nava United to come speak at our virtual public picket line. Join us at 4 pm ET tomorrow here kickstarterunited.org/picket/
We've got a Twitch streaming schedule for this week in addition to our virtual public picket lines. Follow us on www.twitch.tv/kickstarteru... to know when we go live and stay tuned for the Starfriends stream on Thursday with @brainfruit.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 4:09 PM
We've got a Twitch streaming schedule for this week in addition to our virtual public picket lines. Follow us on www.twitch.tv/kickstarteru... to know when we go live and stay tuned for the Starfriends stream on Thursday with @brainfruit.bsky.social
On Monday, October 27th we’re happy to welcome Toy Vano to our virtual public picket line! Toy was one of our union’s original organizers and we can’t wait to hear from her! Join us at kickstarterunited.org/picket at 3 pm ET!
October 27, 2025 at 1:59 AM
On Monday, October 27th we’re happy to welcome Toy Vano to our virtual public picket line! Toy was one of our union’s original organizers and we can’t wait to hear from her! Join us at kickstarterunited.org/picket at 3 pm ET!
On October 22nd we have two speakers on our public virtual picket line, come join us at kickstarterunited.org/picket to hear from @kimkelly.bsky.social and Teke Wiggin
October 21, 2025 at 8:18 PM
On October 22nd we have two speakers on our public virtual picket line, come join us at kickstarterunited.org/picket to hear from @kimkelly.bsky.social and Teke Wiggin
Tomorrow, Tuesday, October 21st at 3:30 PM ET, we're welcoming Vishal Reddy to our virtual public picket line. Vishal is a collective bargaining specialist and an executive director at WorkFour, an org that is directing a national campaign for the 4-day workweek. kickstarterunited.org/picket
October 20, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Tomorrow, Tuesday, October 21st at 3:30 PM ET, we're welcoming Vishal Reddy to our virtual public picket line. Vishal is a collective bargaining specialist and an executive director at WorkFour, an org that is directing a national campaign for the 4-day workweek. kickstarterunited.org/picket
This week our Twitch fundraising continues! Follow us on Twitch to see Kickstarter workers play a one-shot (funded on Kickstarter!), do some live drawing, and then play the brand new Danse Macabre with @stillfleet.bsky.social www.twitch.tv/kickstarteru...
October 20, 2025 at 6:17 PM
This week our Twitch fundraising continues! Follow us on Twitch to see Kickstarter workers play a one-shot (funded on Kickstarter!), do some live drawing, and then play the brand new Danse Macabre with @stillfleet.bsky.social www.twitch.tv/kickstarteru...
Coming up this week on our virtual public picket lines we have a lot of excellent guest speakers. For simplicity's sake we've also made it so you just have to remember kickstarterunited.org/pickets/ to get to our public picket lines
October 20, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Coming up this week on our virtual public picket lines we have a lot of excellent guest speakers. For simplicity's sake we've also made it so you just have to remember kickstarterunited.org/pickets/ to get to our public picket lines
This was from the end of our Twitch stream this week and it felt important to capture:
“Because the boss knows
that what the boss says goes
if the boss’s suffered losses,
then that’s what the boss chose!”
Follow us on Twitch, we have more streams coming up this week twitch.tv/kickstarteru...
“Because the boss knows
that what the boss says goes
if the boss’s suffered losses,
then that’s what the boss chose!”
Follow us on Twitch, we have more streams coming up this week twitch.tv/kickstarteru...
October 18, 2025 at 4:29 PM
This was from the end of our Twitch stream this week and it felt important to capture:
“Because the boss knows
that what the boss says goes
if the boss’s suffered losses,
then that’s what the boss chose!”
Follow us on Twitch, we have more streams coming up this week twitch.tv/kickstarteru...
“Because the boss knows
that what the boss says goes
if the boss’s suffered losses,
then that’s what the boss chose!”
Follow us on Twitch, we have more streams coming up this week twitch.tv/kickstarteru...
Hey, Boston! Kickstarter United is hosting an in-person rally next week. Come join us to show your support and learn more about how you can help us secure a fair contract and end our strike!
🗓️ Thursday 10/23
🕛 12-1pm
📍 100 Oliver St., Boston
kickstarterunited.org/boston to RSVP!
🗓️ Thursday 10/23
🕛 12-1pm
📍 100 Oliver St., Boston
kickstarterunited.org/boston to RSVP!
October 16, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Hey, Boston! Kickstarter United is hosting an in-person rally next week. Come join us to show your support and learn more about how you can help us secure a fair contract and end our strike!
🗓️ Thursday 10/23
🕛 12-1pm
📍 100 Oliver St., Boston
kickstarterunited.org/boston to RSVP!
🗓️ Thursday 10/23
🕛 12-1pm
📍 100 Oliver St., Boston
kickstarterunited.org/boston to RSVP!
On Thursday, October 16th, we have Eric Blanc, professor of labor studies at Rutgers, and Jabari Brisport, state senator for New York's 25th district in Brooklyn, speaking at our virtual picket line starting at 2:30 PM ET us06web.zoom.us/j/8229266078...
October 15, 2025 at 8:30 PM
On Thursday, October 16th, we have Eric Blanc, professor of labor studies at Rutgers, and Jabari Brisport, state senator for New York's 25th district in Brooklyn, speaking at our virtual picket line starting at 2:30 PM ET us06web.zoom.us/j/8229266078...
Starting tomorrow we’re doing some strike fund fundraising! Join us on Twitch twitch.tv/kickstarteru...
October 15, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Starting tomorrow we’re doing some strike fund fundraising! Join us on Twitch twitch.tv/kickstarteru...
Tomorrow, Wednesday October 15th, we have Jozi Uebelhoer from Workers Strike Back speaking at our virtual picket line at 3 pm ET. us06web.zoom.us/j/8404455365...
October 14, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Tomorrow, Wednesday October 15th, we have Jozi Uebelhoer from Workers Strike Back speaking at our virtual picket line at 3 pm ET. us06web.zoom.us/j/8404455365...
Today, Tuesday, October 14th, we have NYC Comptroller Brad Lander and games creator Matt Fantastic speaking on our virtual picket line at 3 pm, join us here us06web.zoom.us/j/8583011674...
October 14, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Today, Tuesday, October 14th, we have NYC Comptroller Brad Lander and games creator Matt Fantastic speaking on our virtual picket line at 3 pm, join us here us06web.zoom.us/j/8583011674...
Tomorrow, Monday, October 13th, we have @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social and Kshama Sawant from @workersstrikeback.bsky.social speaking at our picket line in the afternoon, join us starting at 2:30 pm ET here us06web.zoom.us/j/8145860179...
October 12, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Tomorrow, Monday, October 13th, we have @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social and Kshama Sawant from @workersstrikeback.bsky.social speaking at our picket line in the afternoon, join us starting at 2:30 pm ET here us06web.zoom.us/j/8145860179...
New York City! Come to our strike rally at noon on Tuesday October 7th in front of Union Square Ventures. We'll have some speakers from our unit as well as @phara4assembly.bsky.social, @opeiulocal153.bsky.social and @nytguildtech.bsky.social
More info here bit.ly/KSRUrally
More info here bit.ly/KSRUrally
October 3, 2025 at 10:16 PM
New York City! Come to our strike rally at noon on Tuesday October 7th in front of Union Square Ventures. We'll have some speakers from our unit as well as @phara4assembly.bsky.social, @opeiulocal153.bsky.social and @nytguildtech.bsky.social
More info here bit.ly/KSRUrally
More info here bit.ly/KSRUrally
