Thread regarding 2U Inc. layoffs

How do we organize?

Ok, this is getting out of hand. Not just at 2U, but across technology companies. CEOs make up to 600 times the salary of ICs. CP made 17 MILLION dollars last year. What was your salary? What was the rest of the C-suite salaries and bonuses? Could these layoffs have been avoided if portfolio management and staffing accounted for equitable salary?

Over the past 20 years, non-unionized workers have experienced a decrease in quality of life and work life balance. At the same time the C-suite has enjoyed the spoils and not shared profits from price increases and inflation. The power differential is unbearable.

So. How do we start? Who wants to unionize to demand fair treatment, equal pay, and job protections from 2U.

Moreover, how do we get more tech companies onboard. I am actively researching this and other questions. I welcome your feedback and thoughts.

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I feel like a union would definitely help shift the culture at the company for the better

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Post ID: @quwt+1oVv4mhB

Some Maximus workers also work with CWA.
Maximus handles student loan defaults.

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Post ID: @1sip+1oVv4mhB

Reach out to CWA - Communications Workers of America. I’ll reach out to my point of contact when I tried doing this in June 2022 - a lot of the initial organizing team was laid off before we got enough momentum.

There was also less enthusiasm to join then. Looks like that’s changed and I’d like to help.

I’ll provide whatever method of contact she is comfortable sharing here.

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Post ID: @1bnm+1oVv4mhB

https://aflcio.org/formaunion

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Post ID: @gkg+1oVv4mhB

This seems to be the most effective solution !!!

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