Silicon Valley's labor views indicate a split in the Democratic party
by Gregory Ferenstein in San Francisco from Technology | The Guardian on (#TVNX)
The definition of a 'worker' is being redefined by the US tech industry, resisting the Democrats' more traditional ties with labor unions
In America's new era of political realignment, the Republican party is not the only one experiencing a grassroots political coup. A new breed of capitalism-loving and urbanized liberals are demanding an entirely new role for the federal government.
With heavy support from Silicon Valley, these new tech Democrats want the government to embrace economic disruption, with unlimited high-skilled immigrant visas, expansive trade deals, and performance-based funding that encourages charter schools to abandon teacher unions and adopt the management model of a modern startup.
