Why Etsy Sellers Are Going on Strike

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3.8 • 678 Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2022

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

In February, Etsy emailed its sellers to announce that it would be taking a larger cut of their money, even while announcing in the same email that the company’s profits were up. A group of sellers reacted to this increase by starting a movement for sellers to strike on April 11-April 18, 2022. On the show today, Rachelle and Madison explain how we got to this standoff and what the strikers’ demands are, and then speak with an Etsy seller about the news, the experience of banding together with other sellers, and whether or not she’ll even be returning to the site once the strike is finished. Podcast production by Daniel Schroeder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.8	For me, striking isn't just about my own problems with Etsy, but when I hear someone saying,
0:35.9	I'm not going to make rent this month, I have no choice.
0:39.6	I need to go on strike with this person.
0:43.1	Hi, I'm Rachel Hampton.
0:44.7	And I'm Madison Malone Kircher.
0:46.1	You're listening to I see YMI.
0:47.9	In case you missed it.
0:49.2	Slate's podcast about internet culture.
0:51.8	Welcome back, Madison.
0:53.6	I have some great news for you.
0:56.0	Uh, are we producing a full scale musical?
0:58.0	Are we finally making a musical episode?
1:00.0	No, but
1:02.0	Elon Musk bought 9% of Twitter stock and now he's on the board of directors.
1:09.0	We really just had to ruin it didn't you
1:11.7	as some of my Twitter mutuals call him
1:14.2	apartheid Clyde is now
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