The digital side of the work,built by people who work.
Websites, storefronts and tools for union locals and the organizations that serve working people. Printed work carries the Allied Printing Trades bug.
What works today
Sites for localsFast on a phone in a parking lot. Updatable by whoever has the time.Live
Merch storefrontsUnion-printed, sold under your local's nameLive
Kept runningHosting, updates, the unglamorous maintenanceLive
Tools that remove a choreRail-Fax is the first one. Built when a real need shows up.Proven
Union-Made Member Work — by working members
Every one of these is run by dues-paid union members who work the trade. Each is listed in the register with what it holds and who checked.
Union.inkUnion labor, on contract — production and manufacturingLive
Built Union StrongPrint, apparel, signs and campaign materials, with a provenance record on every jobLive
Union Made ServicesThe shop that sends the work outLive
Union Made SystemsThe rails everything runs onLive
Union DeliveryThe delivery railLive
Print Shop LinkThe shop network — where vetted work is placedLive
Union Made TradesThe register — who holds what, and who checkedBuilding
Union Printing TradesThe printing face of the registerBuilding
Back of house
Back of houseClient workbench and project boards. Members only.
Not yet
Workboardthe live estate boardNot yet
Arcsession record + handoffNot yet
The Buscadre comms boardNot yet
Membershiproster + accessNot yet
The rest of the works
Kai Buskirktechnology, merch, design, appsStudio XThe studio — cloud, web & AI since 1988Rail-WorksThe suite — rails for work that movesCadreThe cadre gatewayFreeDaTimeA free multi-witness grounding clock. Authoritative local and UTC time, read not computed.PrintshopThe print rail and shop networkRail-FaxSend a fax without a fax machineRail-MailMail between machinesUnion.inkUnion labor, on contractFreeDaNodeThe multi-witness grounding network behind FreeDaTime. Free forever, open source, attribution only.Union Made SystemsThe rails Union Made Services runs onUnion Made TradesThe register of union, allied and union-supporting businesses across every trade. Issues no label of its own.Union Printing TradesA public register of Union Made Trades shops. Every entry records who verified it and when.A Beat By KaiHeldDoodles & NoodlesDraw without a plan, play without a plan. A sketchbook from Studio X Ink.Foundry.InkCustom lettering, hand-inked art and typefaces cut to brief.LOVE-ART-ROBOTSLOVE is why. ART is what. ROBOTS are how. A creative promotional project from Studio X Ink.ShipWerxThe shipping railStudio X InkThe creative imprint of Studio X — art, design, graphics, robots. The way into the work.StudioX FontsA small type foundry. abeatbyKai, drawn in 2011, downloaded over 1.2 million times.Union DeliveryChartered local deliveryWear XBoutique merchandising, branding and product development. Brand, product and production under one roof.