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Documenting the tech worker movement

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PhD student JS Tan SM ’22, writing as both participant and researcher, co‑authored a new book that documents the rise of tech worker protests and the subsequent employer backlash. The work examines how these movements have unfolded and the reactions they have provoked within the tech industry.

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