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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ There’s no other way to say it: solidarity is a struggle.
 
 Today, on May Day, what can any of us do to help our fellow workers win their demands? It’s a complicated question for any of us, [even in our own neighborhoods](https://itsgoingdown.org/autonomous-groups-are-mobilizing-mutual-aid-initiatives-to-combat-the-coronavirus/). It’s one thing to share mask-wearing tips, [DIY PPE resources](https://diyppe.us/), or even a [list of global and US grants for artists](https://www.booooooom.com/2020/03/20/covid-19-resources-for-artists/). It’s another thing to commit to working through things, together, especially with distances and divides between our communities and workplaces. The Reveal’s recent [podcast](https://www.revealnews.org/episodes/pandemic-protests-and-profits/) on COVID-19 in Amazon warehouses quotes one worker as saying, “Until Amazon and Jeff Bezos starts realizing there's real people that are going to die in his warehouse, that's not going to stop. And we need the customers to speak up. We can't do it alone.” Customer boycotts are part of the fight to support Amazon warehouse workers, and solidarity from other workers goes a long way, too.
 
-A handful of volunteer organizers in TWC have been talking with collectives of delivery and ride-hail drivers about ways to show our support and help one another. [Restarting this newsletter]({% link index.md %}) is one small way to organize ourselves in response. (You can subscribe [here](/subscribe)! But it’s not easy to pressure these powerful companies to treat their frontline workers better. One way tech workers and allies might be able to provide material support is by helping to simplify the process of [applying](https://www.wired.com/story/gig-workers-unemployment-benefits-wont-come-quickly/) for unemployment insurance. Another is to pressure tech companies – especially gig economy companies – to pay their workers what they’re owed, instead of allocating $110 million to fund a [counter-proposal](https://www.motherjones.com/coronavirus-updates/2020/04/protesting-uber-and-lyft-drivers-want-back-pay-and-more-coronavirus-protections/) that would 'guarantee' drivers [just $5.64/hr](https://laborcenter.berkeley.edu/the-uber-lyft-ballot-initiative-guarantees-only-5-64-an-hour/).
+A handful of volunteer organizers in TWC have been talking with collectives of delivery and ride-hail drivers about ways to show our support and help one another. [Restarting this newsletter]({% link index.11ty.tsx %}) is one small way to organize ourselves in response. (You can subscribe [here](/subscribe)! But it’s not easy to pressure these powerful companies to treat their frontline workers better. One way tech workers and allies might be able to provide material support is by helping to simplify the process of [applying](https://www.wired.com/story/gig-workers-unemployment-benefits-wont-come-quickly/) for unemployment insurance. Another is to pressure tech companies – especially gig economy companies – to pay their workers what they’re owed, instead of allocating $110 million to fund a [counter-proposal](https://www.motherjones.com/coronavirus-updates/2020/04/protesting-uber-and-lyft-drivers-want-back-pay-and-more-coronavirus-protections/) that would 'guarantee' drivers [just $5.64/hr](https://laborcenter.berkeley.edu/the-uber-lyft-ballot-initiative-guarantees-only-5-64-an-hour/).
 
 Learning about how we’re all connected and building relationships to make positive change across the industry is a slow but necessary process. This is why we need to stay in the struggle, together.