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b'Continuing our radical tech worker occasional series, we\\u2019re pleased to be joined by Bjorn Westergard\\u2014senior software engineer at NPR and Marxist union organizer\\u2014for a wide-ranging discussion about his own journey into tech and politics, the influence of Occupy Wall Street, his experiences involved with unionization efforts, what the label \\u201ctech worker\\u201d even means, and the need for labor to go on the offensive against capital.\\n\\nInfo for Jathan\\u2019s open PhD position: https://supervisorconnect.it.monash.edu/projects/research/social-political-economic-studies-technology-and-fire-finance-insurance-real \\n\\nCheck out Bjorn\\u2019s blog: https://socialistplanning.org/\\n\\nOrganizing resources:\\n\\u2022\\u2022\\u2022 Collective Action in Tech https://collectiveaction.tech/\\n\\u2022\\u2022\\u2022 Tech Workers Coalition https://techworkerscoalition.org/ \\n\\nSome stuff we reference: \\n\\u2022\\u2022\\u2022 A Collective Bargain: Unions, Organizing, and the Fight for Democracy | Jane McAlevey https://janemcalevey.com/book/a-collective-bargain-unions-organizing-and-the-fight-for-democracy/ \\n\\u2022\\u2022\\u2022 Beyond Liberal Egalitarianism: Marx and Normative Social Theory in the Twenty-First Century | Tony Smith https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1190-beyond-liberal-egalitarianism \\n\\nSubscribe to hear more analysis and commentary in our premium episodes every week! patreon.com/thismachinekills \\n\\nGrab fresh new TMK gear: bonfire.com/store/this-machine-kills-podcast/ \\n\\nHosted by Jathan Sadowski (twitter.com/jathansadowski) and Edward Ongweso Jr. (twitter.com/bigblackjacobin). Production / Music by Jereme Brown (twitter.com/braunestahl)'