Topic: Washington Alliance of Technology Workers

V. An Internet Union: Does Collective Bargaining Make Sense When " We're All Owners Here? "

BY Gregory J. Pleshaw
Relevancy Score: 59
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:33 AM

New-economy job classifications range from temp to perma-temp, independent contractor to freelance, full-time exempt to nonexempt, and salaried employee to wage earner. While it seems unlikely that one union could represent this ...READ»

ONLINE BUSINESS | Comment

III. Death March: The Long Hours of the New Economy

BY Gregory J. Pleshaw
Relevancy Score: 36
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:33 AM

Employees inside the biggest computer software and Internet companies engage in a cruel and unusual ritual before every major trade show and conference. It's called the "Death March." The name refers to the all-nighters and short ...READ»

HIRING EMPLOYEES | Comment

Unions? Not in this valley.

BY Kim Girard
Relevancy Score: 17
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:43 AM

Why organizing white collar workers in Silicon Valley is hard slogging.READ»

EMPLOYEE TERMINATION | 4 comments

Into Thin Air

BY Jennifer Reingold
Relevancy Score: 11
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:49 AM

Maybe offshoring is good for the economy in the long run. Maybe it will boost productivity and save companies. But it's causing real pain to real people. And they never thought it would happen to them.READ»

ENTREPRENEURSHIP | Comment

The Permatemps Contretemps

BY Ron Lieber
Relevancy Score: 9
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:18 AM

It is the dark side of Free Agent Nation. Here's how the mix of Microsoft's human-resources policies, unwilling temps, high-tech union organizers, and "permatemp" agents produced unintended consequences -- and a cautionary tale.READ»