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# How Slack and Discord became tools for tech worker organizing
- URL: https://werd.io/how-slack-and-discord-became-tools-for-tech-worker-organizing/
- Published: 2021-10-17T13:59:18.000Z
- Updated: 2021-10-17T13:59:18.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: #Import 2025-06-13 09:24

“Many companies are not willing to talk about how workers are using their tools to accumulate power. Slack, Discord and Reddit are all open about their platform's ability to bring people closer together, particularly those with similar interests, or those who want to vent about work. These kinds of interactions can be important first steps in building a larger movement in the workplace.” Unions are a force for good and the push for unionization in tech is a positive, progressive change.

\[[Link](https://www.protocol.com/workplace/slack-discord-worker-protest-tools)\]