Berlin Tech Worker News

🗺 Today from 12-14 we have a Mapping Tech workshop free online! Details below https://techworkersberlin.com/events/38 https://zoom.us/j/82829212833

In one hour from now (at 09:15), we'll physically meet at Monbijou Park and walk together to Delivery Hero's office at 9:30 to protest their withdrawal and neglect of Foodora Canada workers who recently unionised under Foodster United. https://www.facebook.com/events/566635434044008/ Yesterday, we also elected our first steering committee. It was a short/small meeting, and 6 members present unanimously voted for the 5 steering committee members Matthias, Peter, Sam, Zoë and myself. The steering committee term is for 6 months. Tonight at 19:00, Berlin Vs Amazon is hosting an online debate about whether to boycott or not. Watch over Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82230399330 or Facebook Live https://www.facebook.com/events/248474289753253/ Next week: Mapping Tech Workers of Berlin 🗺 Saturday, 13 Jun 2020 12:00 CET — https://zoom.us/j/82829212833

Today at 19:00 Central European Time Digitalized Workplace and surveillance This month we are going to read an analysis from Dr. Phoebe Moore about the raise of the digitalized workplace in the last decades and the role it played in reshaping the employer/employee relationship. The focus is on how this new form of workplace enables many new and diverse forms of physical and psychosocial violence against the worker. The Threat of Physical and Psychosocial Violence and Harassment in Digitalized Work We expect to have the author join our conversation. https://techworkersberlin.com/events/36

✊🏼 We have our monthly (online) general meeting today at 19:00 https://techworkersberlin.com/events/33 And before that, there are two separate events both about contact tracing/surveillance during Corona! 👀 (auf Deutsch) Heute 16:00 mit der Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung https://www.rosalux.de/veranstaltung/es_detail/245XA/ausnahme%26zustand 👩🏽‍🔬 (In English) at 17:00 with Disruption Network Lab https://www.disruptionlab.org/fridays

What are your labour rights during Corona? Find out in 30 minutes during our free online webinar with legal experts Anna Gilsbach and Daniel Weidmann. (English language/German jurisdiction) All workers welcome! https://zoom.us/j/96665470961

Good morning everyone 🌞 Hopefully, everyone is safe and well. We have two upcoming events, via Zoom. We're also active day-to-day on Slack, join us here. ────────────────────────── Labour Rights during the Pandemic 🦠 Tuesday, 21 April, 20:00 German labour law is confusing as is, but management’s chaotic handling of the pandemic only exacerbates the confusion, particularly for newly arrived Berliners. The number of questions only keeps growing. All of these questions and more are addressed by lawyers Anna Gilsbach (social security) and Daniel Weidmann (employment). The presentation will take an hour, with an additional hour for questions and answers. Location: Your Home! 👩‍💻 Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/96665470961  ||  Meeting-ID: 966 6547 0961 ────────────────────────── Online General Meeting #10 💬 Friday, 24 April, 19:00 Our first online general meeting via zoom.us or telephone. All Tech and Non Tech Workers (🧨 TNT) are welcome, including people outside of Berlin. The event will be held in English. Location: Your Home! 👩‍💻 Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/meeting/96335120416  ||  Meeting ID: 963 3512 0416 ────────────────────────── If you'd like to see TWC doing something else – COME TO THE GENERAL MEETING. 😘 Everyone would love to hear your thoughts. And now, some COVID-19 related reminders we're sure you don't need, but we've put them in emojis, so it's fun: 🚫🤦 🚫🤧🤲 🚫🛒🐹 🚫🤝 🚫🧑‍🤝‍🧑 🚫🏟 ✅🤧💪 🧼🖐⏲ ✅😷 🧍↔️🧍 🧍🏠 🛡️📦🚴‍♀️✊ Until further notice, see you on the internet 👋 Facebook: @TechWorkersBER Twitter: @TechWorkersBER Telegram: @TechWorkersBER Join the #local-berlin on TWC International Slack

In 30 minutes we have our first online reading group, about Agile Methodology! https://techworkersberlin.com/events/22

In these difficult times it becomes even more important we collectively struggle together for a more beautiful and fair world. Corona Survey We are excited to launch a Corona Tech Worker survey in 6 languages and counting. We will use the information to exert pressure on governments, corporations and agitate fellow workers. Each of these survey forms link to the other. Please share these far and widely on social media, slack, listservs and elsewhere! ✅ Deutsch: https://forms.gle/YgPv3Fo4x4xDK8um6 ✅ English: https://forms.gle/V5yESqjZHfVWk2gg7 ✅ Español: https://forms.gle/KTFUsexezcWVxqz27 ✅ Italiano: https://forms.gle/CaLqw4Vufoaxvnoz8 ✅ Русский: https://forms.gle/rC2uvZ5S2N4hJ6yi6 🚧 Arabic 🚧 Français Online Events March 30th thru April 16th — Organizing during Coronovirus with Jane McAlevey https://techworkersberlin.com/events/28 6th of April 18:00 (CET) — Global Tech Workers Coalition conference call https://zoom.us/j/787223227 15th April, 19:00 — Online Learning Group about Politics of Agile: https://techworkersberlin.com/events/22 And we have 46 people in this telegram channel, invite your friends and make it 75 people today!

We created a Corona Tech Worker Survey/inquiry in 5 different languages. Please share this widely in your networks, no matter city you work/live in! https://forms.gle/V5yESqjZHfVWk2gg7

Super important petition fromVer.di union demanding the German government increase the #KurzArbeiterGeld to 90 percent up from 60 percent. Additionally, due to #Corona, threshold for reduced work compensation was lowered from 30 percent to 10 percent. Please sign and share on social media! https://www.change.org/p/bundesregierung-miete-zahlen-trotz-corona-90-kurzarbeitergeld-jetzt

Corona Update We are living in challenging times, especially those of us without healthcare, secure sources of income and vulnerable health. Below is some useful information. Only through solidarity and collective action can we carry through! Event Cancellations Two of our events have been cancelled/postponed due to restrictions on large events in public venues. Digitally Economy workshop at Weizenbaum Institute is cancelled. #EvictedByGreed conference is postponed to May 29-30. Event cancellations are quite minor all things considered. While more and more companies are allowing their workers to work remotely or take paid leave, others are firing their workers and or forcing them to go to work. Now more than ever is the time for solidarity and organizing. Resources/Mutual Aid If you are having difficulty paying rent in Germany due to Corona economic recession, consider applying for a Wohngeld Unfortunately it is not compatible with Hartz IV or BaföG https://service.berlin.de/dienstleistung Newspeak House has compiled list of resources for technologists, scientists and others around Corona in English and German. https://coronavirustechhandbook.com/ https://coronavirustechhandbook.com/de Queer and other marginalized people can receive and offer to receive immediate help here: https://karada-house.de/2020/03/12/queer-relief-for-corvid-19/ Information from European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control: https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/novel-coronavirus-china What are other helpful resources you have or know of? Organizing Stories Coronavirus divides tech workers into the 'worthy' and 'unworthy' sick — https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/mar/12/coronavirus-divides-tech-workers-into-the-worthy-and-unworthy-sick Baristas at Slack push back and win concessions after being fired — https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/scottlucas/five-laid-off-baristas-at-slacks-coronavirus-closed-offices Facebook Contractors Must Work in Offices During Coronavirus Pandemic While Staff Stay Home — https://theintercept.com/2020/03/12/coronavirus-facebook-contractors/ Answer this twitter survey about your companies' leave allowance for all employees https://twitter.com/TechWorkersBER/status/1238445794790969346

March 29th 🗺 In partnership with Werkstatt für Bewegungsbildung we'd like to understand better the lives of tech workers, in our workplace and outside. We also want to familiarize everyone with mapping — an important movement building practice https://techworkersberlin.com/events/26

12-18 March 2020 Berlin Open Lab Admission is free. Please register here: https://tickets.weizenbaum-institut.de/weizenbaum/PracSov/ Everyone here is welcome to attend specifically on March 14th, at 14:00 where Tech Workers Coalition will lead a research workshop on impact of Amazon's presence in Berlin

March 9th is next monthly BerlinVsAmazon open meeting at 19:30 at Temporaum, https://techworkersberlin.com/events/23

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This Friday (Feb 28th) we have our general meeting, and will make important step of establishing membership! Make your voice heard and participate! https://techworkersberlin.com/events/21