Big shoutout to everyone at @techequity.bsky.social, @alphabetworkersunion.org, and @cwaunion.bsky.social! This new report highlights the conditions faced by U.S.-based data workers and content moderators who make AI possible. cwa-union.org/ghost-worker...

Microsoft blocks Israel’s use of its technology in mass surveillance of Palestinians

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"You have to have thick skin to work here, and even then it doesn't feel good," a former worker said. They said they quit this year over concerns about the amount of CSAM they encountered." www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-gr...

Unions are articulating a vision for how AI & other digital technologies should be developed and used in the workplace. We analyzed 17 of these documents by 15 organizations and identified key values being put forward. laborcenter.berkeley.edu/a-first-look...

Join the TechEqui-Team as our new VP of Communications! You’ll be responsible for developing and executing comprehensive communication strategies to support engagement and outreach with our key audiences. You’ll also be supervising the person who wrote this 👀 techequity.us/our-team/vic...

“I just want people to know that AI is being sold as this tech magic – that’s why there’s a little sparkle symbol next to an AI response,” said Sawyer. “But it’s not. It’s built on the backs of overworked, underpaid human beings.” www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

"Lawmakers and former agency employees worry it foreshadows a less human Social Security, in which rushed-out AI takes the place of pushed-out, experienced employees." www.sfchronicle.com/personal-fin...

NEW RESEARCH ALERT 🚨 While some are focused on the long-term, sci-fi-like risks of AI, Californians are most concerned about the impacts they are already seeing, like deepfakes and job displacement. And they want their legislators to do something about it. Learn more: techequity.us/2025/08/19/h...

"A.I. will eventually replace entire swaths of human employees, many predict, a perspective that is being widely embraced and echoed in the corporate mainstream."

"At the same time, companies inundated with applicants are using A.I. systems to automatically scan résumés and reject candidates."

"Unions view codifying portable benefits largely as a way to keep misclassifying workers and therefore cut them off from core workplace protections, including the right to unionize." www.vox.com/policy/42189...

In fact, 78% of employers surveil their remote workforce, and over one-third of employers specifically do so through a live video feed. Why? Well, it’s all part of the surveillance economy. techequity.us/2025/08/05/s...

The Police Records Access Project database, built by UC Berkeley and Stanford and distributed by news outlets including the Chronicle, allows searches by name, agency or keyword.

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Bossware is on the rise—and it’s threatening #WorkersRights. Our policy agenda examines how unchecked workplace surveillance is degrading job quality & highlights worker-led solutions that use tech to empower, not exploit. It's time for lawmakers to follow their lead: www.nelp.org/insights-res...

"Game companies owe actors “basic working conditions and decency,” says Elmaleh, pointing to the value actors add to games. “Otherwise they wouldn't be here negotiating with us.” www.wired.com/story/video-...

AI increasingly plays a role in how much gig drivers get paid—and it’s not working out in their favor. Yesterday, we joined gig workers and orgs like Gig Workers Rising to demand more transparency into how AI decides worker pay. @german-c.bsky.social

Great turnout today in San Francisco with @powerswitchaction.org & Gig Workers Rising! @techequity.us stood in solidarity alongside drivers, gig workers, and other community partners against AI-driven pay that harms workers. ✊🏽

Imagine going to work each day not knowing how much you’ll get paid. If you’re an Uber driver, you face that grim scenario every day. Our new report based on a survey of 2,500 drivers paints a bleak picture of what it's like to work at the whim of AI. www.powerswitchaction.org/resources/ub...

"In the State Farm lawsuit, attorneys allege that the company deliberately misused the software to save time and operating costs." www.sfchronicle.com/california-w...

NEW: “By withdrawing the CFPB’s data broker rulemaking, the Trump administration is ensuring that Americans will continue to be bombarded by scam texts, calls and emails," says Sean Vitka, executive director of Demand Progress. A scoop:

"A major driver of the problem is insurance companies’ reliance on a fundamentally broken system to predict rebuilding costs, the Chronicle’s investigation found." www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

"If you automate bad assumptions into a process, then the scale of the error becomes far greater than an individual could undertake." www.reuters.com/business/wor...

"The value that delivery workers provide comes at personal cost."

Are you a US-based tech industry worker who contributes to AI systems? We’re looking for workers willing to take an anonymous 10-minute survey about what it’s like to perform the labor that makes AI technology possible. survey.alchemer.com/s3/8239429/A...

Geo Group, the largest private prison operator in the U.S., has built technology that is aiding President Trump’s deportation efforts by providing the whereabouts of unauthorized immigrants to ICE, according to legal aid groups and immigration organizations.

Using faulty algorithms and flawed processes, the state’s biggest insurance companies routinely underestimate what their clients will need to rebuild. For wildfire survivors, it's a gut punch at the worst possible time.

Today, we are announcing the formation of United Videogame Workers-CWA, an industry-wide union formed by @codecwa.bsky.social and @cwaunion.bsky.social 💪🎮 We're launching at #GDC2025 this morning to build a video game industry that works for us. We're done playing.

Tech enables companies to change prices on a dime—even if you’re shopping in person—making it easier than ever for companies to price gouge. Learn more about how companies are using tech to raise prices: techequity.us/2025/03/20/p...

"Many A.I. policy experts worry that such unbridled growth could be accompanied by, among other potential problems, the rapid spread of political and health disinformation; discrimination by automated financial, job & housing application screeners; and cyberattacks." www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/t...

SCOOP: The FTC has removed content critical of Amazon, Microsoft, and AI companies published during the Biden administration from its website.

Algorithms are increasingly deciding whether you get an interview for a job, are eligible to get benefits, & more. Unchecked, these algorithms can produce biased results, making everyday people vulnerable to automated discrimination. That’s why we support #AB1018. techequity.us/the-automate...

UK ban on zero-hours contracts ‘to include agency workers’

Trump rescinded AI guidance and guard rails that were put in place under Biden to protect workers from having their labor rights violated by the use of artificial intelligence by employers www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

What’s new, at least to the recent pandemic age of hybrid working, is the extent to which workers can now be tracked inside office buildings.

Join us March 5 in DC to discuss what happens when nurses use AI to bid against each other for shifts. @veenadubal.bsky.social @daveyseligman.bsky.social @geoplace.bsky.social @fundaustek.bsky.social & @chenjerai.bsky.social will guide us through the new tech wilderness. Register: lnkd.in/eCsiWVye

‘Venture capital is killing more value than it creates,' author and tech activist Catherine Bracy argues in a new book, World Eaters. Silicon Valley needs to focus more on solving real-world problems and less on fast profit, she says.

Introducing #AB1018, the Automated Decisions Safety Act, authored by Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan and sponsored by TechEquity and SEIU California! #AB1018 will ensure that Automated Decision Systems (ADS) are vetted and that everyday people understand how these life-changing decisions are being made.

NEW: The loophole allows buyers of tax-subsidized low-income housing to raise rents on new and existing tenants far sooner than the law typically requires. Some 115,000 apartments in the U.S. have lost rent restrictions as a result, per one estimate.

Join us on Monday, March 3rd, at Manny’s SF for the launch of TechEquity Founder and CEO @cbracy.bsky.social’s new book "World Eaters." techequity.us/event/world-...

AI is impersonating human therapists. Can it be stopped? voxdotcom.visitlink.me/Pknq48

After years of layoffs and cutbacks, tech workers have lost trust in their employers. Federal employees may face the same fate after cuts from the White House.

AI systems could be ‘caused to suffer’ if consciousness achieved, says research

Scoop: An Elon Musk ally has told staff that 'AI-first' is the future for a key government agency. Sources say that Thomas Shedd, the former Tesla engineer now in charge of the Technology Transformation Services, wants an agency that operates like a “startup software company." wrd.cm/4hIGH9O