Always one tentacle ahead
The Cephalopod Syndicate is a loose network of uplifted cephalopods, allied technicians, smugglers, and sabotage specialists who turned zero-g maintenance expertise into political leverage. They know the service arteries of habitats better than most formal security forces ever will.
Their operations range from mutual-aid extraction and pirate contracting to industrial disruption against firms that still treat uplifted workers as configurable equipment. The Syndicate is what happens when indispensable maintenance labor learns how much power it has been quietly carrying.