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Source: https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/8\/31\/23330758\/etsy-strike-boycott-indie-sellers-guild-union-fee-increase<\/a>
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When a group of Etsy sellers announced in March<\/a> that they would temporarily shut down their shops to protest changes on the platform, organizers made a promise: the strike was just the first step.<\/p>\n

Now, following the week-long strike and small concessions by Etsy, organizers have formed the Indie Sellers Guild<\/a>, a nonprofit they hope will function as an advocacy organization for anyone who sells handmade, vintage, and craft goods online. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe are modeling ourselves after a union as much as possible, with the same goals as a more traditional union and other organized labor movements,\u201d says Chiarra Lohr, interim secretary-treasurer of the guild who has also worked on organizing the guild and drafting the bylaws. \u201cWe are very bottom-up, member-driven \u2014 we don\u2019t have a board of directors making the decisions and sending them down.\u201d<\/p>\n

The guild, which officially launches<\/a> on September 5th, is looking to build on the momentum of this spring\u2019s strike, which organizers estimate around 30,000 shops signed on to support. That number is just a fraction of the more than 5 million sellers on Etsy but tapped into long-standing frustrations sellers have felt while doing business on the platform, including a lack of seller support, an influx of drop shippers, and rising transaction fees. <\/p>\n

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