{"product_id":"book-launch-against-tech-oligarchy-by-js-tan-and-clarissa-redwine","title":"Book Launch | Against Tech Oligarchy by JS Tan and Clarissa Redwine","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003ePre-purchase your copy of the featured title to guarantee your signed copy! This helps ensure that everyone who wants a book goes home with one, in case we sell out at the event. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE BOOK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"descriptionPanel___wCiv7\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"panelContent___B_vGb\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAs tech bosses fall in line with the right, tech workers are fighting back. This is the rousing inside story of their movement—and the way it spawned an anti-worker backlash now reshaping the industry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eAfter Donald Trump’s election in 2016, the tech industry sprang into action to oppose his right-wing agenda, with workers and CEOs alike joining mass mobilizations against the new president’s anti-immigrant policies. But it wasn’t long before the tech bosses started to fall in line with the new administration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn response, tens of thousands of tech workers protested against their own employers for betraying the progressive values that once defined the industry—including organizing against military contracts, walking out to protest sexism, and even launching a wave of union drives. By the early 2020s, these workers had sparked what observers were calling the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003etech worker movement\u003c\/em\u003e, one that seemed capable of checking the industry’s reckless growth and reactionary drift.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut as their struggle grew, so did the employers’ backlash. A new class consciousness took root among tech's billionaire owners. Hell-bent on stamping out any and all dissent, tech executives embraced Trumpism, fired organizers, and began lashing out against the “woke” ideology they blamed for turning their once loyal employees against them—and replacing the good tech jobs of the 2010s with incessant layoffs, grind culture, and a management style that treats workers as disposable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAGAINST TECH OLIGARCHY provides a gripping account of this inspiring workers' movement and the rise of the hostile labor politics that define Silicon Valley today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE AUTHORS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJS Tan\u003c\/strong\u003e is getting his PhD at MIT and formerly worked in tech, where he spent years organizing across the industry. His work has been featured in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMIT Technology Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDissent\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eJacobin\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eForeign Policy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Baffler\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, among other outlets. More of his work can be found \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/js-tan.com\/\" class=\"author-link\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClarissa Redwine \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003ehelped organize the Kickstarter union, and has since dedicated herself to organizing the industry. She cofounded and runs the annual tech organizing conference \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/techworkerscoalition.org\/circuit-breakers\/\" class=\"author-link\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCircuit Breakers\u003c\/a\u003e. Her organizing work has been featured in \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, the BBC, \u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Verge\u003c\/em\u003e, TechCrunch, and elsewhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Yu \u0026 Me Books","offers":[{"title":"Book with Ticket","offer_id":52118060171493,"sku":"JS Tan Clarissa Redwine Event 9.15.26","price":30.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Free RSVP","offer_id":52118060204261,"sku":"JS Tan Clarissa Redwine Event 9.15.26","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0709\/2581\/1941\/files\/09.15.26ClarissaRedwineandJSTan.png?v=1787080538","url":"https:\/\/yuandmebooks.com\/products\/book-launch-against-tech-oligarchy-by-js-tan-and-clarissa-redwine","provider":"Yu \u0026 Me Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}