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Because some stress is more justified than others. If somebody was stressed out as a travel blogger, would you favour their unionization over a stressed out ret
by jbob2000 7y ago
Because some stress is more justified than others. If somebody was stressed out as a travel blogger, would you favour their unionization over a stressed out retail worker?
That's essentially what I'm getting at, the stress at kickstarter isn't worth their mission. But at other companies, the stress is worth it, so therefore the unionization is worth it.
- chillacy 7y agoIt's not like unionization is a zero sum game, why would a travel blogger's choices affect the retail worker's?
- jbob2000 7y agoUnionization takes public support, it's not something done in isolation (hence why there's all sorts of articles about Kickstarter's attempt and unionizing - they need support). Public support is a zero-sum game, therefore unionization is a zero-sum game. If I give my limited attention to this unionization effort, then I may not give it to someone else. And maybe there is a workforce who doesn't have the eye of the internet who are trying to unionize, but now kickstarter has taken all the space for that news category.
- boomlinde 7y ago> Unionization takes public support [...] Public support is a zero-sum game, therefore unionization is a zero-sum game. Chocolate cookies take sugar. Sugar is white, therefore chocolate cookies are white.
- boomlinde 7y agoIf they feel that unionization can improve the conditions of their employment, regardless of stress, I don't see the difference. Their employer is optimizing towards less expenses per unit of work, and it's only fair that an equally resourceful organization can counter balance that goal with the workers in mind.