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80 of the top 100 largest companies in America, including subsidiaries or related affiliates, have used arbitration agreements in connection with workplace-rela

80 of the top 100 largest companies in America, including subsidiaries or related affiliates, have used arbitration agreements in connection with workplace-related disputes since 2010. These companies are the most successful, powerful companies in America, with combined annual revenues totaling over 7.6 trillion dollars according to Fortune magazine.[0] [0]http://employeerightsadvocacy.org/publications/widespread-use-of-workplace-arbitration/ http://employeerightsadvocacy.org/publications/widespread-us... You seem to be suggesting that employees put, at the top of their priorities list for where to work and how to support their families, a practice that is widespread in the industry, poorly understood by laypeople, and not predictably encountered by any particular individual, in order to live up to your standard of being 'accountable'. That is not reasonable.

manigandham 8y ago
It's perfectly reasonable, but it's always easier to blame others. Who's forcing you to work at Google? That's really the only job opportunity you have? In your own link, the only relevant detail is that over half of the Fortune 100 use forced arbitration without a meaningful choice. That's bad, and I already said that it should change, but it means the other half don't have it. Also talking about companies is not the same as your entire industry, so it's not as simple as you make it sound.
- intopieces 8y ago
  Mandatory arbitration is more common in low-wage workplaces. It is also more common in industries that are disproportionately composed of women workers and in industries that are disproportionately composed of African American workers. [0] It's always easier to blame the victim than to change the system that made them a victim. The Google Employees are not just speaking for themselves: >“2019 must be the year to end a system of privatized justice that impacts over 60 million workers in the US alone.” In fact, those who are speaking out are probably the least likely to effected by forced arbitration, because arbitration is optional for FTEs @ Google [0]https://www.epi.org/publication/the-growing-use-of-mandatory-arbitration-access-to-the-courts-is-now-barred-for-more-than-60-million-american-workers/ https://www.epi.org/publication/the-growing-use-of-mandatory...

manigandham 8y ago

It's perfectly reasonable, but it's always easier to blame others. Who's forcing you to work at Google? That's really the only job opportunity you have? In your own link, the only relevant detail is that over half of the Fortune 100 use forced arbitration without a meaningful choice. That's bad, and I already said that it should change, but it means the other half don't have it. Also talking about companies is not the same as your entire industry, so it's not as simple as you make it sound.

intopieces 8y ago
Mandatory arbitration is more common in low-wage workplaces. It is also more common in industries that are disproportionately composed of women workers and in industries that are disproportionately composed of African American workers. [0] It's always easier to blame the victim than to change the system that made them a victim. The Google Employees are not just speaking for themselves: >“2019 must be the year to end a system of privatized justice that impacts over 60 million workers in the US alone.” In fact, those who are speaking out are probably the least likely to effected by forced arbitration, because arbitration is optional for FTEs @ Google [0]https://www.epi.org/publication/the-growing-use-of-mandatory-arbitration-access-to-the-courts-is-now-barred-for-more-than-60-million-american-workers/ https://www.epi.org/publication/the-growing-use-of-mandatory...