Natalia Luka
@nataliyan.bsky.social
Future of Work Lead, Responsible AI Initiative at UC Berkeley | natalialuka.com | re-ai.berkeley.edu| #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 | Cover photo: www.charlesgadeken.com/elder-mother
⁉️ Why? ⁉️
Retaliation and conflictual relationships with management drove tech co employees to see themselves as workers with the need to organize for stronger protections and better working conditions (2/2)
Read here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Retaliation and conflictual relationships with management drove tech co employees to see themselves as workers with the need to organize for stronger protections and better working conditions (2/2)
Read here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Unlikely Organizers: The Rise of Tech Worker Labor Activism - JS Tan, Natalia Luka, Emily Mazo, 2025
Tech workers—professionals in the technology industry, such as software engineers, product managers, and UX designers—are not normally associated with labor act...
journals.sagepub.com
October 13, 2025 at 3:33 PM
⁉️ Why? ⁉️
Retaliation and conflictual relationships with management drove tech co employees to see themselves as workers with the need to organize for stronger protections and better working conditions (2/2)
Read here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Retaliation and conflictual relationships with management drove tech co employees to see themselves as workers with the need to organize for stronger protections and better working conditions (2/2)
Read here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Finally finally finally!!!
October 9, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Finally finally finally!!!
All links in my syllabus: drive.google.com/file/d/1xquO...
August 26, 2025 at 4:17 PM
All links in my syllabus: drive.google.com/file/d/1xquO...
New additions this year:
Paper by @hankhplee.bsky.social + @msftresearch.bsky.social. TLDR; higher confidence in AI = less critical thinking
Burns Trust report by @amzn4climate.bsky.social. TLDR; companies aren't honest about emissions
Essay by @mustafasuleymanai.bsky.social. TLDR; AI isn't human
Paper by @hankhplee.bsky.social + @msftresearch.bsky.social. TLDR; higher confidence in AI = less critical thinking
Burns Trust report by @amzn4climate.bsky.social. TLDR; companies aren't honest about emissions
Essay by @mustafasuleymanai.bsky.social. TLDR; AI isn't human
August 26, 2025 at 4:17 PM
New additions this year:
Paper by @hankhplee.bsky.social + @msftresearch.bsky.social. TLDR; higher confidence in AI = less critical thinking
Burns Trust report by @amzn4climate.bsky.social. TLDR; companies aren't honest about emissions
Essay by @mustafasuleymanai.bsky.social. TLDR; AI isn't human
Paper by @hankhplee.bsky.social + @msftresearch.bsky.social. TLDR; higher confidence in AI = less critical thinking
Burns Trust report by @amzn4climate.bsky.social. TLDR; companies aren't honest about emissions
Essay by @mustafasuleymanai.bsky.social. TLDR; AI isn't human
(2) Take the Mic: How Worker Voice Shapes Workplace Technology, a report by @techequity.us
Rigorously researched but fully accessible to all audiences. Cases and practical resources from workers around the U.S.
techequity.us/2025/07/29/t...
Rigorously researched but fully accessible to all audiences. Cases and practical resources from workers around the U.S.
techequity.us/2025/07/29/t...
Take the Mic: How Worker Voice Shapes Workplace Technology - TechEquity Collaborative
When workplaces consider using new technologies, how often are the workers themselves involved in the process? Not often enough.
techequity.us
August 18, 2025 at 4:55 PM
(2) Take the Mic: How Worker Voice Shapes Workplace Technology, a report by @techequity.us
Rigorously researched but fully accessible to all audiences. Cases and practical resources from workers around the U.S.
techequity.us/2025/07/29/t...
Rigorously researched but fully accessible to all audiences. Cases and practical resources from workers around the U.S.
techequity.us/2025/07/29/t...
When vast resources are funneled into one elite stratum, we risk underinvesting in the next generation of engineers and product teams. Nothing is sustainable about that (4/4)
July 8, 2025 at 4:09 PM
When vast resources are funneled into one elite stratum, we risk underinvesting in the next generation of engineers and product teams. Nothing is sustainable about that (4/4)
We’re witnessing a seismic shift in Silicon Valley compensation: nine‑figure packages for a select few, funded by deep pockets and a fierce arms race for talent. Meanwhile, thousands of equally skilled engineers are facing layoffs as companies scramble to balance those towering costs (3/4)
July 8, 2025 at 4:09 PM
We’re witnessing a seismic shift in Silicon Valley compensation: nine‑figure packages for a select few, funded by deep pockets and a fierce arms race for talent. Meanwhile, thousands of equally skilled engineers are facing layoffs as companies scramble to balance those towering costs (3/4)
When I commented “it doesn't make sense for engineers, no matter how experienced and with great credentials, to make NBA players' salaries,” I was pointing to a critical misalignment in tech today (2/4)
July 8, 2025 at 4:09 PM
When I commented “it doesn't make sense for engineers, no matter how experienced and with great credentials, to make NBA players' salaries,” I was pointing to a critical misalignment in tech today (2/4)