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Employees at Kickstarter voted Tuesday to unionize, signaling a small but notable shift in an industry that has historically eschewed collective bargaining.

Why it matters: Workers who are taking a more activist stance are seeing unions as one way to have a greater voice at their companies.

The big picture: Unions remain few and far between in large tech companies, but that's beginning to change.

A group of Instacart workers in the Chicago area voted to unionize earlier this month.

A number of new media companies have seen union pushes, including Vox Media and BuzzFeed News.

Kickstarter workers vote to unionize

Unions remain few and far between in large tech companies.

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Employees at Kickstarter voted Tuesday to unionize, signaling a small but notable shift in an industry that has historically eschewed collective bargaining.Why it matters: Workers who are taking a more activist stance are seeing unions as one way to have a greater voice at their companies.

From the Valley to D.C., Big Tech players like Facebook, Google and Amazon are under more scrutiny than ever as new technology develops and privacy and antitrust concerns grow in lockstep with companies’ ambitions.

After a record economic expansion, the coronavirus pandemic sent the U.S. economy into a recession as unemployment soared to staggering heights. The country now faces urgent questions about how much stimulus is needed for reeling consumers and businesses, and what a recovery might look like.

Kickstarter workers vote to unionize

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