#042: Boss vs. Worker Psychology (ft. Tedwood Strong & Jen Garcia) - a podcast by Its Not Just In Your Head

Two union organizers from Atlanta, Georgia join us to explore questions about the psychology of bosses versus workers in the context of union organizing. What's a typical reaction of managers and bosses when workers form a union? Are these reactions any different with more liberal or progressive bosses? Are workers who organize a real or imagined threat to a business owner's sense of identity and accomplishments? What are common fears that prevent workers from organizing? When workers do organize together, what helps them overcome fear of retaliation from the boss and how do they develop a sense of solidarity over horizontal distrust and competitiveness?



Our guests:



Tedwood Strong (they/them), former animator and campaign lead for CODE-CWA - a campaign to organize digital employees. Jen Garcia, a "reformed animator" and software engineer who "thinks unions are rad."



Go to code-cwa.org for more info



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