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Times turn tougher in tech's new era

A year into the pandemic, Evan Spiegel was flying high. The chief executive of Snap Inc. said annual revenue growth of 50% or more was a "steady state opportunity" for the social media company, requiring no additional gains in audience or innovation. ....

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At Snap and other tech firms, a harsh comedown for workers

The pandemic was a great time to be a tech worker, as business boomed, working remotely became standard and perks flowed like water. Now, things look less certain. ....

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The key to union organizing: Tech workers in warehouses and offices joining together

The best chance workers in the tech sector have of flexing their power is by recognizing that they are all "tech workers." ....

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Uber hires prominent critic to focus on treatment of drivers

Uber hires prominent critic to focus on treatment of drivers
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Alex Rosenblat, an author and labor researcher, wrote for years about how Uber Technologies Inc. obscures pay structures, surveils drivers and creates systems that facilitate discrimination against those workers. Now she works for Uber.
The ride-hailing company hired Rosenblat last month as head of marketplace policy, fairness and research. Her appointment, which hasnât been previously reported, is part of an effort to reform Uberâs treatment of, and relationship with, its drivers.
Rosenblat is best known for her 2018 book, âUberland: How Algorithms Are Rewriting the Rules of Work,â for which she interviewed hundreds of drivers about their working conditions. The book highlights driver stories of pay disparities, pervasive surveillance and the lopsided power dynamics in algorithm-mediated work. ....

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