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> I’m not sure I want a handful of representatives with no personal relationship to me deciding how valuable my work is This is precisely the situation that mo
by tomtheelder 7y ago
> I’m not sure I want a handful of representatives with no personal relationship to me deciding how valuable my work is
This is precisely the situation that most non-unionized workers already have, except that no one is even nominally trying to advocate for their interests.
The theory that corporations should be beholden exclusively to shareholders and not to all stakeholders took over completely, and has failed workers spectacularly (it's been great for capital, unsurprisingly). Having union representatives with bargaining ability is just a means for the most important stakeholders, workers, to exert any influence in a situation where they currently have none.
- lawnchair_larry 7y agoHow does anyone say that the US tech industry has “failed workers spectacularly” with a straight face? If any industry has not failed the workers, it’s the tech industry. The idea that some union rep can negotiate a better outcome for me than I can is, frankly, pretty laughable.
- balls187 7y ago> The idea that some union rep can negotiate a better outcome for me than I can is, frankly, pretty laughable. What is your employer match for your 401k? What is your annual deductible for health insurance for yourself? For your partner? Kids? How large is your pension fund? Terms?