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Of course, to effectively question technology requires, first, a critical perspective on the development of capitalism, particularly the relation of technological change to profit rates and the social organization of labor, and, second, intimate knowledge of technology’s scientific bases as well as…

[...] As the personal computer business grew, a major union, the Communications Workers, attempted to organize Microsoft’s Seattle professionals, but had little success, even though the company had just instituted a two-tier salary structure. The first tier enjoyed more or less secure employment an…

In the health care field, however, as doctors have increasingly become salaried employees rather than self-employed and nurses have played a more central role in the delivery of services to patients, the main grievances are no longer about income. Doctors and nurses are very interested in workplace…

In the health care field, however, as doctors have increasingly become salaried employees rather than self-employed and nurses have played a more central role in the delivery of services to patients, the main grievances are no longer about income. Doctors and nurses are very interested in workplace…

[...] Craftspeople and semiskilled operatives were once central to industrial production and services. Today, engineers, scientists, and managers control them, through computer and other electronically mediated technologies. This shift was recognized as early as 1921, in Thorstein Veblen’s book _En…