The Tech Worker Uprising

Good Code by Chine Labbe, in collaboration with DLI at Cornell Tech

Jan 7, 202014:34Technology

In 2018 and 2019, tech workers stood up, pushed back and said no, to projects and working environments they disagreed with. At Amazon, Google, Microsoft: they said no to government contracts, no to sexual harassment. Are...

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