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Tech Won't Save Us

Fighting for Gig Workers’ Rights After Prop 22 w/ Wilfred Chan

Tech Won't Save Us

Paris Marx

Silicon Valley, Books, Technology, Arts, Future, Tech Criticism, Socialism, Paris Marx, News, Criticism, Tech News, Politics

4.8626 Ratings

🗓️ 3 December 2020

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Paris Marx is joined by Wilfred Chan to discuss how gig companies misled California voters to back Prop 22, whether the Biden administration will be an ally to gig workers, and the need for solidarity in the fight to preserve (and expand) labor rights. Wilfred Chan is a contributing writer at the Nation. He has also written for Dissent, The Guardian, NBC News, and more. Read his recent piece on the fight for labor rights after Prop 22. Follow Wilfred on Twitter as @wilfredchan. Tech Won’t S...

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I mean, you think that you've got your nice, cushy job, making six figures with your benefits,

0:04.9

and that you're exempts from this.

0:06.6

No, you're a worker, too.

0:08.1

I mean, this business model is coming for everyone.

0:28.8

Hello. Hello and welcome to Tech Won't Save Us. I'm your host, Paris Marks. And I don't know if you noticed, but we have a new logo this week. I hope you like it. It was designed by Kara Mills,

0:34.3

a fellow Canadian socialists. And I think it's pretty cool. In addition to that,

0:39.2

the website has a small update with some more information and a reading list if you're looking

0:44.5

for something cool to read over the holidays or even to gift to any friends or relatives. And the

0:51.7

Patreon also got an update. There are some new tiers. You can now be a fruit

0:56.8

worshipper, a Caesar cut replicant, a space cultist, or even if you're a rich person and really

1:04.1

hate yourself, you can be a venture fascist as well. And some of the key new additions there,

1:09.3

the big one is that we now have a Discord server

1:12.2

so you can get to know other people who listen to the podcast and who enjoy it, and so we can talk

1:18.6

about how shitty tech companies are on there together. And I'm also working on putting together

1:23.4

some stickers now, and they'll be shipping out in the new year if you become a supporter on Patreon.

1:29.4

Obviously, as I talked about a few weeks ago, that's super important so that I can continue to

1:34.2

do this work to make the podcast possible and also hopefully to expand it in the future.

1:40.3

So if you like the show and you are able, please go to patreon.com slash tech won't save us and become a

1:45.1

supporter. And now on to this week's episode. My guest this week is Wilford Chan. Wilford is a

1:51.2

contributing writer at The Nation, and he's also written for Descent, The Guardian, NBC News,

1:56.6

and a number of other publications. He wrote a great piece recently for the nation discussing

2:01.7

Prop 22 and its implications now that it's been passed in California, and what it might mean

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