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>Whereas in the US there are many that have a more antagonistic relationship, which is just weird to me. It likely stems from the fact that the birth of the un
by pathseeker 7y ago
>Whereas in the US there are many that have a more antagonistic relationship, which is just weird to me.
It likely stems from the fact that the birth of the unions in the US was a super violent affair (grotesque murders of both union organizers and union busters). All of the old unions born around that time were founded in an environment where the company was a hostile enemy you negotiated every minute thing with.
- xeromal 7y agoThis 100%. I'm generally against unions in tech, but the right to have a union was earned in blood here in the US. I hope it stays around at least as a remembrance to those that died for it. We all benefited in some ways.
- makomk 7y agoNot just those. One of the more powerful unions famously bombed the Los Angeles Times building and killed a bunch of journalists because it was opposed to unionization.