Kickstarter United
@kickstarterunited.org
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The workers of Kickstarter. Affiliated with
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[email protected]
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After returning from our historic strike and getting our bearings back at work again, our bargaining unit voted to ratify our second contract on December 5th, 2025
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kara
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I consider the oral history of
@kickstarterunited.org
a foundational resource for organizing in the tech industry and I hope our stories from unionizing at Mapbox can be too:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/cla...
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The Mapbox Workers Union Oral History
A podcast about worker organizing, at a venture capital darling, in the world's most powerful industry.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/clarissaredwine/mapbox-workers-union-podcast
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Tyler Turner, OPEIU
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The 32 hour work week is the future! Proud OPEIU is leading the charge on this.
@opeiulocal153.bsky.social
@kickstarterunited.org
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NYT Tech Guild
about 1 month ago
Tell NYT to do the right thing and give Rich the remote accommodation he needs:
actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
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Tell The New York Times to stop being heartless and let Rich Quan work at home
Rich Quan, an engineer at The New York Times and a member of the Tech Guild, is a certified caregiver for his 96-year-old father, who is in the end stage of Alzheimer’s Disease. He provides vitally im...
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/tell-the-new-york-times-to-stop-being-heartless-and-let-rich-quan-work-at-home?source=direct_link&
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NYT Tech Guild
about 1 month ago
Rich is a skilled engineer and has successfully been working remotely for over six years, but despite the fact that our contract protects remote requests for this exact type of caregiving situation, the company is demanding he return to the office, leaving his father without essential care.
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NYT Tech Guild
about 1 month ago
Today, NYT celebrates their successes from the past year, but we are witnessing a major failure of leadership:
@nytimes.com
mgmt is denying one of our members, Rich Quan, permission to continue working remote, even as a certified caregiver for his 96-year-old father, who suffers from Alzheimer's.
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Rascal News
about 2 months ago
Four members of
@kickstarterunited.org
who played an active role in the November 2025 labor strike have been laid off, with one member forced out of the bargaining unit. The union has filed unfair labor practice charges against Kickstarter, alleging anti-union retaliation.
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Several Kickstarter United members have been laid off three months after labor strike
The union alleges that this is an act of retaliation by Kickstarter management.
https://www.rascal.news/several-kickstarter-united-members-have-been-laid-off-three-months-after-labor-strike/
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Nikki Snaxx
about 2 months ago
Please join our rally today!
bsky.app/profile/kick...
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We are hosting a virtual rally this Friday, 2/27 at 12pm ET on Zoom. Join us to hear from our speakers and support the re-instatement of unit members who Kickstarter retaliated against, 3 months after our historic 42-day remote strike won our latest contract
bit.ly/ksrurally
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KSRU members are facing retaliation for legally-protected activity after a historic 42 day long strike in October/November of last year. On February 11, 2026, Kickstarter targeted union members who took an active role in the strike, laying off four people and moving one out of the bargaining unit.
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Despite being back at work, Kickstarter is retaliating against our teammates for our legally-protected strike action from last year. Tell Kickstarter’s CEO this is both ILLEGAL and UNACCEPTABLE
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OPEIU
4 months ago
“I have a lot more in common with someone who’s working in a whole other industry, who does something completely different than I do, than I do with the technocrat billionaires,” said Arleigh Atkinson, a software engineer at Kickstarter.
@kickstarterunited.org
@opeiulocal153.bsky.social
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Despite Crackdown on Activism, Tech Employees Are Still Picking Fights
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/business/tech-employees-activism-kickstarter.html
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Our Code for America friends are asking for support! Please sign their petition to their executive team urging them to reach a fair contract:
actionnetwork.org/letters/fair...
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Fair Union Contract at Code for America
Friend, Thank you for your union solidarity and past support of one of our OPEIU, AFL-CIO campaigns. It’s time to rally to show solidarity to the workers at Code for America who are organizing for a ...
https://actionnetwork.org/letters/fair-union-contract-at-code-for-america?source=direct_link&
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After returning from our historic strike and getting our bearings back at work again, our bargaining unit voted to ratify our second contract on December 5th, 2025
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This is starting now!
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While we’re working towards the end of the year, the folks who brought you the Twitch streams during our strike were going to get together and play some one-shot encounters tomorrow at 2 pm ET. Join us on Twitch
twitch.tv/kickstarteru...
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Shout out to another sibling union in
@opeiulocal153.bsky.social
:
@backmakersunited.bsky.social
are the union of workers at Back Market, and they just got voluntary recognition
www.opeiulocal153.org/news/back-ma...
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Back Market workers organize one of the first unions in e-commerce with OPEIU Local 153 — OPEIU Local 153
Back Market workers announce union with OPEIU Local 153
https://www.opeiulocal153.org/news/back-market-workers-organize-one-of-the-first-unions-in-e-commerce-with-opeiu-local-153
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Starbucks Workers United
5 months ago
Philly is turning OUT today! ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽🔥 Starbucks hasn't given us a proposal in almost a YEAR. They know we need fair pay, better staffing, and an end to union-busting. Starbucks can’t ignore us any longer. And this is just the beginning!
#NoContractNoCoffee
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Rascal News
5 months ago
Workers with
@kickstarterunited.org
end their six-week strike victorious, enshrining 4-day work weeks and salary floors while also adding protections against gen AI replacing human labor.
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Kickstarter United ends six-week strike with a resounding victory
Workers secure a 4-day work week, minimum salary floor, and protection against AI.
https://www.rascal.news/kickstarter-united-ends-six-week-strike-with-a-resounding-victory/
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We had the idea to celebrate the project of our contract ending with fireworks, a lot like the confetti that plays when your own Kickstarter project finishes funding
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OPEIU
5 months ago
Solidarity forever! Congratulations to
@kickstarterunited.org
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@opeiulocal153.bsky.social
on winning a 42 day strike that protects and codifies their four-day workweek! When we fight, we win.
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WE WON! After 42 days of striking we have a tentative agreement in hand that protects our existing 4 day work week, establishes a minimum salary, and adds protections against AI replacing jobs at our workplace!
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This is starting right...meow 😺
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Today, Wednesday, November 12th, in about 2 hours, we're hosting
@meowwolfworkers.bsky.social
president Roz Rosvold on our virtual public picket line. Join us on Zoom at 2 pm EST
kickstarterunited.org/picket/
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😭😭😭 it was so good to have Marie on our public picket line today!
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Today, November 10th, on the 40th day of our strike, we're welcoming Kai Fritz from
@sbworkersunited.org
to our virtual public picket line! Join us on Zoom at 2:30 pm EST:
kickstarterunited.org/picket/
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This starts right now!
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Apologies for the last-minute cancellation, we need to postpone our D&D Twitch stream. Stay tuned for our virtual picket though!
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Today, Thursday, November 6th at 3 pm ET, we're going to have RV Dougherty on our public picket line. RV wasn't just one of our original organizers but went on to become a staff organizer at OPEIU! Join us on Zoom
kickstarterunited.org/picket/
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Today, Wednesday, November 5th, we have Wythe Marschall, writer, TTRPG author, and anthropologist, joining us on our virtual public picket line. Join us at 2 pm ET (note: this is earlier than our usual public pickets)
kickstarterunited.org/picket
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We're live with a short stream and some Timeguessr!
www.twitch.tv/kickstarteru...
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kickstarterunited - Twitch
Kickstarter's Union formed in 2020. We're currently negotiating our second contract and our top priorities are codifying the 4-day, 32-hour work week (4DWW) as the standard and raising the minimum sal...
https://www.twitch.tv/kickstarterunited
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Today, Wednesday, November 5th, we have Wythe Marschall, writer, TTRPG author, and anthropologist, joining us on our virtual public picket line. Join us at 2 pm ET (note: this is earlier than our usual public pickets)
kickstarterunited.org/picket
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The
@nytguildtech.bsky.social
have been steadfast allies of ours throughout this whole thing and instrumental to showing us how to strike!
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NYT Tech Guild
5 months ago
Collective action is not easy, but it brings results. Fight the fight, show up for each other - we can keep pushing for better. ✊💪
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NYT Tech Guild
5 months ago
One year ago we took a step into the unknown as a unit. We walked out on a ULP strike, fighting for just cause, fair wages, and remote worker protections. A supermajority of our unit participated in this historic action, and it worked - we won our first contract.
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Dannel Jurado
5 months ago
The mayor elect of NYC has supported
@kickstarterunited.org
’s contract campaign and that’s pretty fucking cool
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Starting now!
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Live now on Twitch!
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Today, November 4th, we have two guests joining us on our virtual public picket line. At 2:30 pm ET, Dr. Juliet Schor who wrote a bestselling book about the 4 day work week, and at 3 pm we have another of our original organizers, Amy Ciavolino. Join us on Zoom at
kickstarterunited.org/picket
5 months ago
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Starting now!
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Our streaming schedule for the week of November 3rd! We're hopefully wrapping up our one-shot and then doing some encounters from the Deck of Old School Encounter by Kickstarter creator Phil Reed! Follow us on
www.twitch.tv/kickstarteru...
to know when we go live!
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Today, November 3rd, at 3 pm ET, we'll have journalist and podcaster Alex Goldman speaking on our virtual public picket line! Join us on Zoom at
kickstarterunited.org/picket/
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Dannel Jurado
5 months ago
I was on the Union or Bust podcast talking about
@kickstarterunited.org
and our strike, great chat with Juan and Chris!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=letI...
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UnionorBust #49-KickStarter United Union on Strike! Guest: Dannel Jurado
YouTube video by Union or Bust Podcast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=letIYwzIaZE
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Today, October 30th, we're welcoming Danielle Nasr to our virtual public picket line. Danielle's been helping us organize throughout this contract fight and we're excited to hear from her! Join us at 3 pm ET at
kickstarterunited.org/picket/
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Starting now!
twitch.tv/kickstarteru...
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sincerely, rob dubbin
6 months ago
today we are parachuting onto the
@kickstarterunited.org
streaming schedule to run STARFRIENDS with some of our comrades in the union! join us if you’re curious about the game and want to see it in action, or just wanna hang out! 1030a PT / 130p ET!!
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Today, October 30th, we're welcoming Danielle Nasr to our virtual public picket line. Danielle's been helping us organize throughout this contract fight and we're excited to hear from her! Join us at 3 pm ET at
kickstarterunited.org/picket/
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brainfruit!
6 months ago
our friends at
@kickstarterunited.org
will be the VERY FIRST humans on earth (slash the galaxy??) to stream starfriends online. don't miss it! 10:30 pt/2:30 et TODAY
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The Stillfleet Studio ☉ more than play 🇵🇸
6 months ago
On this special AP episode of Why We Roll, we play a one-shot of Danse Macabre with Shubha, Teddy, and Zan from
@kickstarterunited.org
—the union that supports KS workers. Tune in for medieval hijinks, labor politics, and... you guessed it—mutant zombies!
#actualplay
#AP
#Kickstarter
#Union
#podcast
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On Tuesday, October 28th, we're welcoming our allies at Nava United to come speak at our virtual public picket line. Join us at 4 pm ET tomorrow here
kickstarterunited.org/picket/
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On Tuesday, October 28th, we're welcoming our allies at Nava United to come speak at our virtual public picket line. Join us at 4 pm ET tomorrow here
kickstarterunited.org/picket/
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