<p>I’ll just come out and say it: <cite>You Deserve a Tech Union</cite> was <a href="https://labornotes.org/blogs/2024/01/book-review-power-tech-workers">positively reviewed in Labor Notes</a>. Here’s an excerpt:</p> <blockquote> <p>Though Marcotte admits he is a self-employed web designer who has never been in or organized a union, he has consulted with some of the best and the brightest in union and tech-worker organizing to fashion a wonderful back-pocket book, perfect for any tech worker interested in powering up and getting a union. At around 150 pages it is full of clear advice on organizing, as well as some captivating history of technology.</p> <footer><cite><a href="https://labornotes.org/">Labor Notes</a></cite>, “<a href="https://labornotes.org/blogs/2024/01/book-review-power-tech-workers">Book Review: Power to the Tech Workers</a>”</footer> </blockquote> <p>There are two reasons I’m freaking out about this. <sup class="footnote-ref"><a class="footnote" href="#fn-freakout" id="fnref-fn-freakout" aria-labelledby="title-footnotes">1</a></sup></p> <p>First: c’mon, it’s <em>Labor Notes</em>. If you’ve already read my book, you’re already familiar with the name: Labor Notes is a nonprofit organization that provides union members and labor activists with the training, resources, and community they need. <a href="https://labornotes.org/store/labor-notes-subscription">Their monthly magazine</a> is excellent, and I’ve been an enthusiastic subscriber for years. To put it mildly, it’s an incredible honor to see <cite>You Deserve a Tech Union</cite> positively reviewed in the publication that’s taught me so much about the labor movement.</p> <p>And it’s an incredible honor to have been reviewed by Peter Olney. He is, among many other things, a longtime labor organizer, the former organizing director of <a href="https://www.ilwu.org/">the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU)</a>, and the co-editor of <a href="https://pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1298">John Womack’s <cite>Labor Power and Strategy</cite></a>. Peter’s organizing career spans literal decades, and I’m overwhelmed that he took the time to even <em>read</em> my book<span class="w"> —</span> much less write such a thorough and encouraging review of it.</p> <p>I’m feeling several emotions right now, as you might imagine. But at the moment, the overwhelming one is gratitude.</p> <hr /> <div class="footnotes flow"> <h2 class="hed-footnotes has-dash" id="title-footnotes">Footnote</h2> <ol><li id="fn-freakout" class="footnote-item"><p>But, y’know, freaking out in, like, a totally cool and normal way. Yep. <a href="#fnref-fn-freakout" class="reversefootnote">↩︎</a></p> </li> </ol> </div>
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