Proof of Workforce

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Santa Monica Firefighters put Bitcoin on their balance sheet June 3, 2023, buying a token-per-member to get off zero and teach custody, winning 89% membership approval. The campaign emphasizes self-custody, organizes as a nonprofit (Proof of Workforce), and helps unions, trustees and pension boards adopt bitcoin — citing ~15 million US union members, $29B union assets and $6T in US public pensions. Outcomes: local municipal Bitcoin office launched, several fire unions and a Houston pension CIO add bitcoin to reserves.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 1:27Trading time for money
3. 3:13Pension funds and traditional finance
4. 5:41Money hierarchy and Bitcoin’s role
5. 7:07Bitcoin for workers
6. 8:30Bitcoin in unions
7. 9:53Union Bitcoin adoption
8. 11:19Why union Bitcoin matters
9. 12:22Proof of Workforce mission
10. 14:11Orange-pilling community
11. 15:12Future plans and call

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