Natalia Luka

Thanks Tim! Glad to see this stay evergreen

A big morning for archiving and advocacy in tech! This project by @cellllla.bsky.social and others documents workplace surveillance incidents across the U.S., as well as resources for action: wsit.work

Sharing a fantastic #transparency resource NOW OUT from the Berkman Klein Center at Harvard. Dynamic archive of tech company legal and privacy policies over time— hub.transparency.berkmancenter.org

Most of the Washington Post’s tech reporters were laid off today, including me. I have loved my time at the paper, which is where I wanted to work from age 15. I take some consolation in not being among the survivors who will have to work harder with less for fewer readers. On to better things.

cover of The Washington Post on Wednesday Feb 4, 2026. Headline on bottom, right: Musk wanted to hook users; his chatbot got more sexual

My story on Elon Musk cutting safeguards at xAI is on the front page of today's @washingtonpost.com. I’m also among 100’s of reporters laid off. I absolutely loved my job my brilliant coworkers & the thrill of reporting @ the center of forces upending the world: AI & Silicon Valley’s political power

My time with @equitablegrowth.bsky.social as a Dissertation Scholar was among the most pivotal moments in my PhD career– so grateful this is continuing with the support of @russellsagefdn.bsky.social!

$15k in funding for dissertation candidates available: www.russellsage.org/apply/grants...

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Excellent new paper from @js-tan.bsky.social and Kathleen Thelen, on the political economy of the cloud company business model and how it feeds the AI race and techno-nationalism journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Great opportunity for someone in the AI and labor space at @partnershipai.bsky.social!

ats.rippling.com/pai-job-boar...

Bonus: This fantastic quote from Clarissa! “It’s easy for mgmt to paint a picture of a mission-driven company until they actually have to live up to that,” said Clarissa Redwine, then a Kickstarter employee who now helps organize. “Those are defining moments.” @techactions.bsky.social

Despite Crackdown on Activism, Tech Employees Are Still Picking Fights

Very cool to see the paper @js-tan.bsky.social, @emilymazo.bsky.social & I wrote in @nytimes.com by @noamscheiber.bsky.social. TLDR; worker voice matters.

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/b...

Thx @ilrreview.bsky.social, @equitablegrowth.bsky.social, @techactions.bsky.social for making this possible!

📢 Policy colleagues — the Responsible AI Initiative at UC Berkeley, is conducting a study to understand genAI transparency needs among policymakers, experts, and advisors.

If that’s you, consider filling out our (20 min) survey. Compensation $6.25 gift card: berkeley.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

From 2014 to 2022, tech workers’ social activism over #MeToo and Trump spurred the rise of bread-and-butter labor fights. Our article of the week examines the sources of class consciousness and labor activism in tech.

By @js-tan.bsky.social et al. in @ilrreview.bsky.social

buff.ly/DOl6IBm

États-Unis : face à Donald Trump et aux géants de la tech, se soumettre ou résister ? Media-Options Media Options Depuis plusieurs mois, des salarié·es de la tech s’opposent à la vente à Tel-Aviv ou Washington d’outils facilitant la surveillance de masse. Retour sur une mobilisation, alors que Microsoft vient de ...

@cellllla.bsky.social and I spoke with Eva Thiebaud for Options Magazine (France) about how the tech industry has changed politically since the Trump presidency and why techno-solutionism no longer holds any weight

www.media-options.fr/2025/10/10/e...

Unlikely Organizers: The Rise of Tech Worker Labor Activism - JS Tan, Natalia Luka, Emily Mazo, 2025 Tech workers—professionals in the technology industry, such as software engineers, product managers, and UX designers—are not normally associated with labor act...

⁉️ Why? ⁉️

Retaliation and conflictual relationships with management drove tech co employees to see themselves as workers with the need to organize for stronger protections and better working conditions (2/2)

Read here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

📢 New article alert 📢 "Unlikely Organizers: The Rise of Tech Worker Labor Activism" is out with @ilrreview.bsky.social

@js-tan.bsky.social, @emilymazo.bsky.social, and I find tech cos with political and social activism in the workplace saw 1.3x more labor activism in the next 6-12 months (1/2)

So excited to share our new article on tech worker activism, co-authored with @nataliyan.bsky.social and @emilymazo.bsky.social, just published in the @ilrreview.bsky.social!

Finally finally finally!!!

Fantastic opp to be a defining voice on tech policy!

All links in my syllabus: drive.google.com/file/d/1xquO...

New additions this year:

Paper by @hankhplee.bsky.social + @msftresearch.bsky.social. TLDR; higher confidence in AI = less critical thinking

Burns Trust report by @amzn4climate.bsky.social. TLDR; companies aren't honest about emissions

Essay by @mustafasuleymanai.bsky.social. TLDR; AI isn't human

📝 🎓 ✨ New year. New semester. New syllabus for my undergraduate seminar (AI & Society) at @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social 📝 🎓 ✨

Link here: drive.google.com/file/d/1xquO...

Take the Mic: How Worker Voice Shapes Workplace Technology - TechEquity Collaborative When workplaces consider using new technologies, how often are the workers themselves involved in the process? Not often enough.

(2) Take the Mic: How Worker Voice Shapes Workplace Technology, a report by @techequity.us

Rigorously researched but fully accessible to all audiences. Cases and practical resources from workers around the U.S.

techequity.us/2025/07/29/t...

Two amazing resources on worker voice and AI that you should know about:

(1) ILO’s Global Case study of AI and algorithmic management by @vdoellgast.bsky.social and team

The single best compendium of international law and union cases I’ve seen on this topic

www.ilo.org/sites/defaul...

(1/2)

For those at ASA (American Sociological Association) this year, come check out my paper session on:

✨ Responsible Generative AI Use by Product Managers. Sunday, Aug 10th, 8-9:30am

Paper link: arxiv.org/pdf/2501.16531

And comment with anything else I can’t miss!

@asanews.bsky.social

If you’re at Academy of Management tomorrow, come hear Genevieve Smith present on our paper covering genAI use by product managers—
journals.aom.org/doi/abs/10.5...

The 90+ organizations supporting a People's AI Action Plan all have concrete, actionable ideas for an AI agenda that furthers the interests of everyday people and challenges the tech billionaire agenda we’ll see from the White House. Learn more about them: peoplesaiaction.com

Proud of @techactions.bsky.social for being among the first signatories to the People’s AI Action Plan— we need a tech agenda that puts the interests of workers and ordinary people first

📣 Exceptional resource alert from
@ucblaborcenter.bsky.social: a database of U.S. union bargaining provisions related to workplace tech. laborcenter.berkeley.edu/negotiating-...

Workers need a voice in how tech is utilized in the workplace— and here are 175 blueprints for what that looks like

US senators poised to reject Trump’s proposed massive science cuts Committee gives first hint that policymakers might preserve, rather than slash, funding for US National Science Foundation and other agencies.

A key US Senate committee has indicated that it will reject the huge budget cuts that President Donald Trump proposed for some science agencies, including the US National Science Foundation and NASA.

go.nature.com/40H0XST

Love seeing efforts like this to support academics impacted by NSF cuts 👏