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We are a community of knowledge workers, organizers, and advocates mobilizing to win an equitable and dignified future of work.

Why we organize

A.I. is reshaping work. Many workers are being left behind.

Amidst uncertainty and debate about the future impact of A.I. on jobs, there are many people already suffering from the unevenly distributed impact of automation and displacement. Entry-level workers, especially women and workers of color, are overrepresented in mass layoffs and disproportionately affected by increased barriers of entry into the profession.

Software engineers, call center workers, and copywriters are among the first to experience a significant shift in the capacity of AI to replace tasks we once performed. For decades, "Teach X to Code" was promoted as an economic justice strategy for marginalized workers, from coal miners to the formerly incarcerated. Now these workers from nontraditional training paths are among the first to be laid off.

Knowledge workers are experiencing what manufacturing and agricultural workers faced decades ago, with few institutional supports to navigate this time of transition. We believe that no worker should have to bear the costs of automation alone.The worst predicted harms of A.I. are not inevitable, but we can't afford to wait for mass unemployment before we mobilize. This moment presents a narrow window of opportunity to intervene by building worker power, strengthening social safety nets, and organizing for broader legal, institutional, and cultural change.

Founding Members

  • Kaitlin Cort

    Founder/Co-Director, Lead Organizer & Platform Engineer

    Shaping vision, strategy, programs and partnerships. Software engineer with background in government executive leadership, policy research, and labor organizing.

  • Charise Van Liew

    Co-Director, Fundraising & Development

    Strategic resource development specialist, with 20+ years of nonprofit executive leadership. Passionate about youth empowerment and social justice.

  • Kyle Albasi

    Creative Director & Media Strategy

    Creative Director shaping our visual identity, narrative content, and creative media campaigns. Video producer, graphic designer, and writer.

  • Sabrina Shuss

    Program Manager & Operations

    Project manager and operations specialist, with financial management skills. Coordinating volunteer teams and ensuring our daily programs run smoothly.

  • Daniel Buk

    Partnerships Research & Digital Outreach

    Research specialist leading digital outreach and prospective partnerships. M.A. in Labor Studies from CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies.

  • Helen Yang

    Tech Worker Organizing & Political Education

    Championing worker-led organizing within workplaces, and broader tech industry activism at the Tech Workers Coalition.

Core Organizers

  • Joshua S-R.

    Movement-Building, Policy & Research

  • Andrew M.

    Lead Organizer - Policy & Advocacy Working Group

  • Sonia J.

    Lead Organizer - Participatory Action Research Working Group

  • Margaret G.

    Researcher & Policy Analysis

  • Isaac L.

    Lead Organizer - Community Job Support Program

  • Tony R.

    Lead Platform Engineer, WWW Tech Worker Cooperative

  • Tim C.

    Lead Platform Engineer, WWW Tech Worker Cooperative

  • Annette S.

    Product Manager - Layoff Crisis Support

  • Allen P.

    Media & Newsletter

  • Warren L.

    Education & Curriculum-Development

Working Group Members

Policy & Advocacy

  • Andrew M.
  • Daniel B.
  • Michael I.
  • Dean G.
  • Anne H
  • Dieu H.
  • Cody S.
  • Sabrina S.
  • Kyle A.
  • Kaitlin C.

Community Job Support

  • Sabrina S.
  • Isaac L.
  • Margaret G.
  • Warren L.
  • Charise V.
  • Henry I.
  • Mary F.
  • Dieu H.
  • Kaitlin C.

Layoff Crisis Support

  • Annette S.
  • Sai M.
  • Meredith M.
  • David P.
  • Dieu H.
  • George D.
  • Beth K.
  • Marc T.
  • Jennifer T.
  • Kaitlin C.

Participatory Action Research

  • Sonia J.
  • Margaret G.
  • Josh S-R
  • Lara G.
  • Simanta P.
  • Kaitlin C.

Media & Digital Organizing

  • Kyle A.
  • Allen P.
  • Hope J.
  • Cody S.
  • Jennifer T.
  • Kaitlin C.

Platform Engineering Team & WWW Tech Worker Cooperative

  • Tony R.
  • Tim C.
  • Daniel M.
  • Kyle A.
  • Dean G.
  • George D.
  • Sabrina S.
  • Kaitlin C.

Our Advisors

  • Andrew Stettner

    Senior Director of Economic Security, National Employment Law Project (NELP)

  • Helen Yang

    Tech Worker Coalition (Steering Committee Member)

  • Jerome Greco

    Supervising Attorney, Legal Aid Society

  • Misha Hadar

    Communications Workers of America (UCAW Board)