So the obvious solution to many employees in a large operation is to unionize. However, for folks working in software, call centers, or many local mom and pops, they don't have the numbers on their side.
Could we build something to support these folks in their fight for better pay? As I hope many of you agree, the goal of antiwork is to abolish work. But increasing the negotiating power of the masses in an otherwise un-unionizable industry would be a step towards the eventual abolition of work, ideally.
So what if a shadow union/black list, or something of that form was built? Something to give everyone from a teenager working at a local bakery to a disassociated middle-aged developer who's been underpaid and passed on for promotions for years.
What if there was such an under the table style body that could be built to bolster these individuals?
Could come in many forms. Maybe a covert black list of “do not apply” companies that have burned too many employees, or maybe another thing altogether.
Either way, the tables and power dynamics here are still grossly weighing in the favor of the employer. But, if Joe's Butcher in small town Kansas pissing of their employees could make Sally's Bakery in small town Idaho grind to a halt, then, before they were even privy to their new battle field, the employers would be the subordinates.
Food for thought. But also, anyone pursuing this kind of venture in detail, I would hope, has enough sense not to make any real noise about this project openly, or even here. Far too many corporate minded industrialists have begun following this sub.