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United Tech & Allied Workers, organising across UK & NI | The first union for tech workers, by tech workers | A branch of CWU | 📧 contact@utaw.tech
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goodlawproject.bsky.social
TikTok is getting rid of the London staff who keep you safe from harmful, misleading and illegal content. When did they announce the job cuts? Eight days before those employees were due to vote on unionising.

We’ve signed an open letter with @tuc.org.uk and @cwunews.bsky.social:
October 13, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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gigaflop
utaw.tech United Tech & Allied Workers @utaw.tech · Oct 9
we're reppin' AND greppin'!

(there is something in there)
October 9, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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we're reppin' AND greppin'!

(there is something in there)
October 9, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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datasociety.bsky.social
“AI isn’t magic; it’s a pyramid scheme of human labor,” said @adiod.bsky.social, a researcher at @dairinstitute.bsky.social. “These raters are the middle rung: invisible, essential and expendable.” www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
How thousands of ‘overworked, underpaid’ humans train Google’s AI to seem smart
Contracted AI raters describe grueling deadlines, poor pay and opacity around work to make chatbots intelligent
www.theguardian.com
October 3, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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rdbinns.bsky.social
Trying to grow the UK AI sector by building data centers is like trying to grow the university sector by building paper factories.
October 2, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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TikTok's biggest European market is the UK, something they were gleefully boasting to the press about early this summer but then as soon as a union recognition ballot is scheduled, suddenly it isn't that important and they want to offshore jobs somewhere with cheaper labour and weak unions.
Sky News website headline 'We wouldn't let out children on the app': TikTok moderators warn users may be at risk after redundancies, In August, TikTok said it was making redundancies in order to "concentrate operations in fewer locations" and develop the use of..."
September 19, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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cwunews.bsky.social
Moderators face one of the most psychologically damaging jobs on the internet to keep the public safe, yet TikTok wants to offshore the roles, despite making BILLIONS.

We rallied outside TikTok HQ to show that our @utaw.tech members aren’t going anywhere.

www.youtube.com/shorts/oJl172PqRXI
TikTok Workers Speak Out
YouTube video by Trades Union Congress (TUC)
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September 15, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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mommunism.bsky.social
Fedaa has worked as a pediatrician this whole time
drfeda.bsky.social Dr.fedaa nadi @drfeda.bsky.social · Jul 24
If I die, I am not a number I have dreams and ambitions that I wanted to achieve.

Don't forget me in your prayers and keep talking about me
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July 24, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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"Politicians are not commentators, they are paid to take decisions."
🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

www.etuc.org/en/pressrele...
EU action not words needed over Gaza now
Amid the unconscionable and escalating atrocities being committed in Gaza, the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) calls for the EU Commission to act on their assessment and findings of violations, and advance sanctions, including the suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement.
www.etuc.org
July 24, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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edzitron.com
Nik's thesis is fascinating - tech leaders don't lead, buying software as a means of putting the responsibility for their company's future on someone else's back, allowing them to do specious TED talks and as little work as possible.
www.wheresyoured.at/the-remarkab...
Everyone, even grifters, would actually prefer clear and unambiguous wins of the sort you’d get from solving the problems above. The preferred way to defeat your political opponents and other companies is force-of-arms, not grifting. If you’re the one person that gets their projects delivered on-time, at high-quality, without the need to lie, then you’ll have a great career. The issue? Society does not systematically produce nearly enough people who can do this. In their absence we select people who are either deliberately lying or so vapid that they really do think they’re incredible despite all evidence to the contrary. None of this helps them ship software, but it does make it easier to accept awards on stages and maybe get a TED talk one day, fantasies of which put them in danger of orgasm. They do not have the ability to address the hard problems, because they cannot even perceive the problems accurately.
July 18, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Who lined up the speakers for the UN's AI For Good summit?

Of all the actual experts and people who know about 'AI'', its impact now and potential, and you booked WILL I AM and CHERIE BLAIR???
July 18, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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Some billionaires getting very nervous as more and more of these studies start to get published www.reuters.com/business/ai-...
AI slows down some experienced software developers, study finds
Contrary to popular belief, using cutting-edge artificial intelligence tools slowed down experienced software developers when they were working in codebases familiar to them, rather than supercharging their work, a new study found.
www.reuters.com
July 12, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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I bet he wonders why he isn't allowed to run the company anymore.

Google co-founder Sergey Brin calls U.N. ‘transparently antisemitic’ after report on tech firms and Gaza

In WaPo wapo.st/4lg3pIh

(links sans paywall) archive.is/yUZfC#select...
July 9, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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At the CWU we back Zarah, and she backs us. The Mail on Sunday can eat shit.
June 7, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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On this International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia (#IDAHOBIT), join a union that will stand up for your rights.
On a background of UTAW logos coloured in the various queer flags is the following text: "The International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) is an important day in the queer calendar, representing the day that the World Health Organisation took homosexuality off their list of mental illnesses in 1973, but the struggle continues -- every. single. day. We’re all weary of companies putting out bland, empty statements. All while they continue to support political parties that stoke division, push oppressive laws and legal decisions, support the military-industrial complex, and fund Israel’s genocide. We’ll continue working to get all queer people the dignity they deserve, in and out of work, no matter the time of year. Oh, and remember, Barclays did NOT throw the first brick at Stonewall. None of us are free until all of us are free. Join a union that will stand up for your rights today."
May 17, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Apropos of nothing...

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Not Your Father’s Anti-Union Movement: Ten Key Facts About Starbucks’ Union Avoidance Law Firm, Littler Mendelson | LAWCHA
Since winning two NLRB elections at Buffalo stores last December, the remarkable Starbucks Workers United  union campaign has now spread to well over 100
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May 14, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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One of our members has created some homemade merch. These jars will be stored in a dark place, as dark and cold as the supreme court's decision, only to be unleashed like a limited-edition drop.

#TransRightsAreHumanRights #cooking
Jars of homemade rhubarb and vanilla spread on a kitchen counter, each labelled with a UTAW sticker and the words "Trans rights are human rights".
May 8, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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We stand with our trans comrades.

#Trans #TransRights #Union
The trans pride colours tint a concrete texture. The UTAW logo in black is above the words, "UTAW stands with our trans comrades" and "Read our full statement below". Against the trans pride colours, the following text is displayed above the UTAW logo: "At UTAW, we’re deeply concerned by the implications that this judgement will have on the LGBT+ community. We also worry that the rushed and ill-informed guidance that is being released by the Equality and Human Rights commission will cause more serious harm to the trans community - and will likely be unworkable in practice. We’ll be continuing to campaign and fight for our trans comrades both in the workplace and outside. If you’re having problems at work, talk to your union rep."
May 6, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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bcmerchant.bsky.social
The AI jobs crisis is not the sudden displacement of millions of workers in one fell swoop—instead, it’s evident in the attrition in creative industries, the declining income of freelance artists, writers, and illustrators, and in corporations’ inclination to simply hire fewer human workers.
May 2, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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appleutaw.bsky.social
FRIDAY 2 MAY 2025
Apple Grand Arcade, Cambridge
 UTAW-CWU Members at Apple Grand Arcade held a meeting with Apple management this morning, mediated by ACAS, to discuss union recognition. Apple’s representatives demonstrated a complete lack of good faith and refused to agree to a count of union members that would proceed to a ballot of staff in the store. Instead, they attempted to delay the process and waste our time. We offered Apple the opportunity to recognise us on a voluntary basis, which they had no intention of agreeing to. As a result we were unable to continue the discussion. We will now immediately proceed with the process of statutory recognition with the CAC which we have every confidence we will be successful in due to the strength of our membership.
May 2, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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Happy May Day and International Workers' Day from our comrades in Cuba! 🇨🇺
A night-time photo of the Cuban Ministry of Interior building, adorned with a steel sculpture of Che Guevara alongside his famous phrase "¡Hasta la victoria siempre!", which is lit up in amber.
May 1, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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"The point of AI isn't to make workers more productive, it's to make them weaker when they bargain with their bosses."

pluralistic.net/2025...
April 29, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Solidarity with contract workers.
April 29, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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🫶 Our members!

www.ft.com/content/4...
DeepMind UK staff seek to unionise and challenge defence deals and Israel links
Move by employees at Google’s AI arm follows discontent after weapons and surveillance pledge is dropped
www.ft.com
April 28, 2025 at 11:21 AM