Hi @eiaine, since you quoted me in your op-ed (“Why do we demand democracy from our government, then cede our individual power in our workplaces?”) before going on to misrepresent & misunderstand labor tactics & @AlphabetWorkers, I'll be replying in this thread 🧵:

1) "There’s an easy solution to that problem — go work somewhere else" - this suggestion is akin to right wing fascists telling dissidents to just leave when we disagree w their governance. Deciding to stay and be a positive change is CRUCIAL when a company like

Google is in all of our back-pockets-- literally. If every ethicist and conscientious objector simply leaves, the gross impact of this corporation is in a much worse place for all of, something that should trouble every Google user.

2) Claiming that full-timers fear losing our jobs to "cheap contractor labor" and noting "many temp workers put in the same hours as full-time employees, but with none of the insurance, benefits or worker protections" proves one of the reasons that contractor

solidarity is so important to the tech labor movement-- no one's labor should be arbitrarily devalued. @AlphabetWorkers is committed to fighting for fair treatment of contractors bc it's the right thing to do. Implying selfish motivations with no basis is petty & divisive.