This week we actually came prepared to talk about a big topic - unions in tech and in general. We discussed the Kickstarter union oral history podcast from the NYU Engelberg Center (https://eclive.engelberg.center), and a deeper discussion about when a union is good and what it means for tech. Denny also goes into depth about the hidden but different business models between Fedex and UPS, and how organized labor affects their bottom lines. Lastly, we cover briefly tech companies like Instacart firing all of their recently unionized workforce to look more like Fedex's franchise model.

Here are some links mentioned in this ep:

Comparison between Fedex and UPS: http://www.braunconsulting.com/bcg/newsletters/winter2004/winter20041.html

NRLB vs. Federal Express: https://casetext.com/case/fedex-home-delivery-v-nlrb