digital labor

What I have to propose as as "solution" to the problems noted by many scholars working on digital labor issues is not a radical breakthrough.  My suggestions are nothing new, rather they are the basic tenets of organized labor.  In our classrooms, we need to educate students to be pretentious workers.  We should be mindful to raise out students' awareness of the work world they are about to enter.  It is our responsibility to prepare our students to enter the workforce not only as well-skilled and talented laborers, but also as astute workers who can think critically about the working relationships in which they participate.  That is, our students should recognize and defend the value of their labor and the labor of their peers.  Our students should expect to have a say about their working conditions including workload, wages, and job security.  Labor should be exchanged for wages fairly and openly and laborers should have a voice in the governance of their workplaces.  Students should recognize that digital labor is much more than a labor of love.