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We have a collective bargaining agreement and a huge Union where I work (Germany). The pay is still much less than USA for the same type of jobs.
by rusticpenn 7y ago
We have a collective bargaining agreement and a huge Union where I work (Germany). The pay is still much less than USA for the same type of jobs.
- perceptronas 7y agoA bit offtopic, but interested to know: having such a union/agreement - does it mean you cannot bargain to get higher salary just for yourself?
- rusticpenn 7y agoYou can have a talk with your manager to move to the next level on the Tarifftable, but these are extremely well defined. Another option is to move out of the agreement and get a free lease on a car, but it is not a very good idea.
- choppaface 7y agoThe collective bargaining agreement works for pro sports because players get a big chunk of overall revenue. In the NBA, players get half of all revenue. The CBA also stopped team owners colluding on no-poaches that were very similar to the Apple-Google-etc no-poach of yore. Union or not, software engineers would probably garner a larger portion of revenue and/or equity through some sort of group arbitration. Opening up salary info and other financials is at least a good first step. Moreover, the top pro athlete earners are pulling in more on endorsements than salary. If the CBA prohibited that, it might look more like a typical union / employment contract.