go where workers are and organize with them

attempting to find my place in struggle

I'm four months into working for The Drivers Cooperative, an effort by thousands of rideshare drivers in New York to take control of their livelihoods and build a worker-owned platform for ride hailing. It's too early to say much about this effort–like any startup, it feels exhilarating and terrifying at the same time, all the time. But I'd like to talk about how I got here and what experiences drove me to the decision to work in mass-oriented cooperatives. The lesson I hope to drive home is this: If you are a technologist or otherwise a person possessing skill and talent (which you almost…

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