Collective action, labor struggle and protest go hand in hand, and it’s no secret that unionizing and organizing to fight for workers’ rights is a tedious task. But is there a way to simplify and boost the efficiency of the process?
On this week’s episode of the newly launched podcast
Tong of theCaféDAO chimed in with an alternate view, suggesting that unions may not even be necessary if a DAO is managing a company. “In my opinion, a union forms because there’s a misalignment between the business and its employees. Hopefully, a DAO won’t have that kind of misalignment.”
Tong explained that he sees DAOs as a potential way to help build more equitable structures of power and create more sustainable relationships between company initiatives and the employees who have to do the work.
He said, “We want to do this to pioneer a new business model that doesn’t suck. We believe that a DAO structure may be able to align not only the business objectives but also align on employee rights.”
When asked about the future of the labor movement and what role blockchain-based DAOs may play, all three guests excitedly agreed that the future is bright and that a growing number of people are expressing interest in becoming involved with unions and DAOs.
According to Williams, “The beauty of a DAO is that it can be part time as a contributor. You can be full time, you can work in multiple DAOs, you know? You can work a full-time job and be in a union, just like Dan.”
Tong summed up the group sentiment:
“I think DAOs are an answer to how we can unite in the future. But if not DAOs, I think blockchain philosophies and technologies will enable this simply through just increased transparency. As anybody in a level of organization can see all the decisions being made at any level, I think that will level the playing field across the board. So, whether DAO or not DAO, I think the future is going to be better because of how blockchains enable transparency at a scale.”
To learn more about how theCaféDAO and TheLaborDAO use blockchain and the structure of decentralized autonomous organizations to accentuate organized labor movements, tune into the full episode of The Agenda on Cointelegraph’s new podcasts page or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or TuneIn.
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