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Hi, it’s me, the one with a new book coming out. It’s called You Deserve a Tech Union, and it’s gonna be here in less than a week.

Given that it’s gonna be here in less than a week¹, I thought I’d give you a little peek at what’s inside the book. Namely, here’s a rundown of the table of contents: I’ve included the title for each chapter, and added a little line to describe what each chapter covers.

Let’s go!

1. Introduction. A bit about You Deserve a Tech Union — what it covers, and what it doesn’t — and why I’m writing it.
2. Just Work. Let’s talk about power, and about what it means to be a tech worker.
3. In Our Strength, Safety. What collective action looks like in tech, and why it matters.
4. What Is a Union? What it says on the tin: a definition of unions, how they function, and what they do.
5. Every Tech Worker Deserves a Union. A high-level overview of the process for forming a union in the United States.
6. Tech Solidarity, Forever. Some thoughts to wrap things up: on automation and “AI”; on building power for all tech workers; and on where we could go from here.
7. Acknowledgments.
8. Resources.

That’s it! At about 170 pages, the book provides a short, focused look at why tech workers need to build power collectively — and shows how they can start doing just that.

Now, a list of chapter titles is fine. But, hey: maybe you’d like something more. Maybe you’d rather, say, look over an excerpt of the book? For, like, free?

Well! As it happens, A Book Apart’s just released part of the fifth and final chapter, and made it freely available. Simply visit the book’s product page, fill out the form, and you’ll get a free PDF excerpt of “Tech Solidarity, Forever” emailed to you. I hope you like it — and if you do, that you’ll consider supporting the book in whatever way feels right to you.

Woof. August 15. It’s coming up real soon, isn’t it?