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A note about npm cli work status

When will npm@6.9.1 be released (and other PRs merged?)

On March 22, npm fired several members of the open source and community team for discussing workplace conditions and other labor organizing activities. As a result, core employee contributors to the npm cli were removed from the project, and others have left in solidarity or put their work on hold.

Multiple claims were filed with the NLRB on this matter. The NLRB has investigated and found sufficient evidence of validity to proceed. The National Labor Relations Act of 1935 protects US employees' right to engage in discussions of workplace concerns without threat of retaliation -- and awareness of the importance of how we treat each other is something I valued so much in collaborating with the cli team. How can we work together if we aren't free to discuss what we need?

It's disappointing for all of us to find the work we were doing interrupted in this way. Our open source community deserves better. I hope at some point soon npm will choose to repair the damage it caused so that work can move forward again. Please remember this was not a choice the open source team made, but a result of the actions of the company's executives.

@joshmanders
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@arcanis and yarn team, thank you for all you do on yarn.

@zkat and npm cli team, thank you for your hardwork too.

<3 love the node community.

@fharper
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fharper commented Jun 28, 2019

@arcanis: I understand the concerns, but as you wrote, there are more important topics in this thread like the future of npm, job loss, the JavaScript community, legal/illegal actions, well-being of current employees... Thanks for your understanding, please be respectful!

@zkat
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zkat commented Jun 28, 2019

@arcanis this thread isn't about you, buddy. Why are you like this?

@glompix
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glompix commented Jun 28, 2019

What a shame. Npm seemed like it would have been a great place to make contributions. Not if this is how they treat their labor. Solidarity with those that lost their work.

@arcanis
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arcanis commented Jun 28, 2019

My apologies for bringing that up, it was neither the place nor time.

Know that for what it's worth I entirely support your efforts. Companies and their workers should have a symbiotic relationship, and being able to trust one another is paramount. I hope your leadership will be able to see it. Best of luck.

@brenc
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brenc commented Jun 30, 2019

Huh, I was wondering why NPM has been broken for so long. Unfortunate.

@arcanis: I don't blame you for wanting to defend a project you've worked so hard on and I appreciate that you did. I use Yarn everywhere I can and I love it. 👍

@ikramaziz
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I wondered why NPM has been down for so long. Unfortunately.

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