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USW is completely the wrong union for representing Tech Workers. This will not turn out well for the Workers. The USW membership dues will start at $100+ per m
by matchagaucho 7y ago
USW is completely the wrong union for representing Tech Workers.
This will not turn out well for the Workers. The USW membership dues will start at $100+ per month and go to strike funds, Lawyers, Representatives, and Stewards who have their own self-interests in mind.
This is basically just paying protection money to thugs.
EDIT: For those downvoting, perhaps you'd care to kindly suggest a better union for this cause?
- stjohnswarts 7y agoRunning a union costs money, it's as simple as that. I often blow $100 bucks on a night out on the town. I would much rather pay that if I can get better hours, vacation, and negotiating power with the guys who just want to maximize quarterly profits at all social and moral costs.
- matchagaucho 7y agoThe question is... will the United Steelworkers make the best use of that money? Traditional Unions haven't evolved into the 21st century. They're still using signup sheets, phone trees, FTP, Fax machines, and Post-It notes to organize.
- Apocryphon 7y agoSounds like they could use some modernization, if only there was an industry that touts itself as being all about innovation and regularly goes around disrupting traditional ways of doing things.
- anigbrowl 7y agoI mean, it seems like your job to suggest a better one, but how about the (syndicalist) IWW?
- walshemj 7y agoIT does depend on how the USW is structured internally but its probably not the best $110 is high I am paying abut $24 for Prospect /BECTU UK as that's the main union for tech. A more realistic one might be the union that has experience representing people in the federal government organise in the public sector as well or oddly enough IATSE (film and TV non actors union)