182: Labor Organizing with Ellen Wondra

00:41 - Ellen’s Superpower: Knowing what her pets are thinking. (Observation and Paying Attention to Non-Verbal Cues.)
* Virginia Satir (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Satir), Congruence and Incongruence
* Lie to Me (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lie_to_Me)
* Detecting Microexpressions
10:33 - Shareholder and Stakeholder Economies
* Game Theory (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_theory)
* Out of the Crisis (https://www.amazon.com/Out-Crisis-Press-Edwards-Deming/dp/0262541157)
* Mitbestimmung (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitbestimmungsgesetz)
* Codetermination and Alienation
* Complexity Theory (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complexity_theory)
18:30 - Termination of Employment Contracts
* Emergent and Deliberate Strategy
27:44 - Collective Action – Why aren’t tech workers organizing more?
* Amazon Reinstates Fired Warehouse Worker After Employees Strike (https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/n7jaaq/amazon-reinstates-fired-warehouse-worker-after-employees-strike)
* The Potential Usefulness and Benefits of Unions
* Project Maven (https://www.blog.google/products/google-cloud/incorporating-googles-ai-principles-google-cloud/)
37:47 - Moving in the Direction of Stakeholder Value – What do we do next?
* Anjuan Simmons – Lending Privilege (https://anjuansimmons.com/talks/lending-privilege/)
* Talk to Your Coworkers: Build Connections; Network Architecture
* Explore Worker Power
* Manager Boards
Reflections:
John: A reminder of the value of collective action.
Rein: Tech workers are workers and workers have more in common with other workers than they do with bosses.
Aaron: The practical ways of implementing collective action in tech.
Episode 80: Crafting a Community with Kris Howard (https://www.greaterthancode.com/crafting-a-community)
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00:41 - Ellen’s Superpower: Knowing what her pets are thinking. (Observation and Paying Attention to Non-Verbal Cues.)

Virginia Satir, Congruence and Incongruence
Lie to Me
Detecting Microexpressions

10:33 - Shareholder and Stakeholder Economies

Game Theory
Out of the Crisis
Mitbestimmung
Codetermination and Alienation
Complexity Theory

18:30 - Termination of Employment Contracts

Emergent and Deliberate Strategy

27:44 - Collective Action – Why aren’t tech workers organizing more?

Amazon Reinstates Fired Warehouse Worker After Employees Strike
The Potential Usefulness and Benefits of Unions
Project Maven

37:47 - Moving in the Direction of Stakeholder Value – What do we do next?

Anjuan Simmons – Lending Privilege
Talk to Your Coworkers: Build Connections; Network Architecture
Explore Worker Power
Manager Boards

Reflections:

John: A reminder of the value of collective action.

Rein: Tech workers are workers and workers have more in common with other workers than they do with bosses.

Aaron: The practical ways of implementing collective action in tech.

Episode 80: Crafting a Community with Kris Howard

This episode was brought to you by @therubyrep of DevReps, LLC. To pledge your support and to join our awesome Slack community, visit patreon.com/greaterthancode

To make a one-time donation so that we can continue to bring you more content and transcripts like this, please do so at paypal.me/devreps. You will also get an invitation to our Slack community this way as well.

Special Guest: Ellen Wondra.

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