$ shuu --status running --members 8241 --chapters 34
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Software & Hardware Underground Unions // SHUU

Workers
who build
the future
deserve to own it

SHUU is an independent, worker-led organizing network for software engineers, hardware technicians, firmware devs, data workers, and tech ops — across companies and borders.

shuu-status.sh
// SHUU network status
Members: 8,241
Active chapters: 34
Countries: 19
Open grievances: 47
Wins this year: 12
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> Current campaign:
"End unpaid on-call mandates"
> Signatures: 3,104
LIVE
Campaign: Unpaid On-Call — 3,104 signatures
Chapter: Bay Area SWE — 120 members
Win: Acme Corp overtime — settled Jan 2025
Forum: 142 new posts today
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Our Branches

SOFTWARE

Software Workers Union

Organizing developers, engineers, QA, data scientists, ML/AI workers, and technical writers across the software industry — startups to enterprise.

  • Compensation transparency and pay equity
  • Right to disconnect from on-call without penalty
  • Protection from arbitrary mass layoffs
  • Ethical AI deployment — no coerced participation
HARDWARE

Hardware & Ops Union

For technicians, fab workers, IT ops, datacenter staff, supply chain workers, and hardware engineers building the physical infrastructure of tech.

  • Safe working conditions in fabs and data centers
  • Hazard pay and chemical exposure protections
  • End to subcontractor wage suppression
  • Health coverage for occupational illnesses

Why we organize

01

Tech workers generate extraordinary value and increasingly hold the critical infrastructure of modern civilization. Our power should match our responsibility.

02

The "move fast" culture has too often meant: move workers fast out the door. At-will employment and non-disparagement agreements protect corporations, not people.

03

Tech is global but labor rights are fragmented by jurisdiction. A cross-border organizing network is the only answer to globally mobile capital.

04

We are not anti-technology. We are pro-worker. The tools we build should serve humanity — and so should the conditions under which we build them.

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Take Action

[ ORGANIZE ]

Start a Chapter

Form a chapter at your company or in your city. We provide resources, legal guidance, and a network of experienced organizers.

[ REPORT ]

File a Grievance

Document workplace violations — from unpaid overtime to unsafe conditions. Our grievance team helps you understand your options.

[ LEARN ]

Know Your Rights

Jurisdiction-specific guides to employment law, whistleblower protections, NDAs, and organizing rights for tech workers.