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You Deserve a Tech Union by Ethan Marcotte is launching August 15th and preorders may have already started shipping! 🤫 🤫 There’s a resurgent labor movement in the tech industry. Tech workers—designers, engineers, writers, and many others—have learned that when they stand together, they’re poised to build a better version of the tech industry. They haven’t stopped there: at companies from Kickstarter to Google, workers have formed unions. And you should, too. But what are unions? And why do they matter? Ethan Marcotte answers these questions through extensive research and by interviewing tech workers with real-world union-building experience. Ethan shares these workers’ insights and stories, weaving them together to outline the process for forming a union of your very own. Because you—yes, you—deserve a tech union.

🥳🥳 Happy launch day Elizabeth McGuane!!! Design by Definition is available now!! Elizabeth McGuane offers a fresh, empowering framework for design. Drawing from her experience on the forefront of web, mobile, and product design, she shows us how to harness the potency of words and language to uplift and illuminate rather than encumber. Learn how to effectively apply semantic concepts, use language to frame design problems clearly, and integrate elements of style such as metaphor and nomenclature, to strengthen your design process. https://lnkd.in/g7wmhmQt

I’m still taking on design projects (so hit me up if you’ve got something), but I’m also currently promoting my upcoming Kamuter release. It’s an 11-track album that I finished writing last year at this time. It’s not only my biggest solo undertaking, it’s also the most personal. And I can’t wait to share it with you. I’m releasing each track as a single, with its own artwork, as well as an album. Follow Kamuter on your preferred streaming platform to be notified when it drops 8/3. Quick links at https://kamuter.world/ to make it easy to find. Promoting your own work is hard, so I appreciate any and all shares.

🎉 It's launch day for the Coalition for Independent Technology Research! Society needs trustworthy, independent research to relieve the harms of digital technologies and advance the common good. Previous attacks on researchers & Musk's Twitter takeover makes this need clear. 🖥️ OUR MISSION: The Coalition advances, defends, and sustains the right to ethically study the impact of technology on society. Read our full manifesto here: https://lnkd.in/etxJwhVY  🧑💻  WHO WE ARE: We are academics, journalists, civil society researchers, and community scientists who work independently from the technology industry. We are both organizational and individual members who are aligned with this mission. 🔍WHAT WE DO: Organize mutual defense, promote & grow funding for research, create standards & oversight, conduct advocacy, and convene communities of practice. Together these activities will create a strong, vibrant ecosystem for industry-independent research. 📣 The Coalition continues to grow and respond to the needs of the community - not just its current members. It is an ongoing, long-term endeavor that can respond to urgent needs while also working on long-term issues.You can join us here: https://lnkd.in/e6_cJP4T