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I don't believe any of the FAANG companies have unions, not even in Europe. This is still good advice though - unions will probably help you even as a non-memb

• benhurmarcel 6y ago
  In many European countries the presence of unions isn't optional, it's compulsory above a company size threshold for example. It doesn't mean employees have to be part of it, but it has to be present.
  • kamyarg 6y ago
    ^ +1 to support this, just a couple of months back there was a huge mess with N26 (the neo-bank) trying to prevent its employees from unionizing and how they actually did it. Ref: https://www.worker26.com/ https://www.worker26.com/ & https://twitter.com/worker291 https://twitter.com/worker291 Disclaimer: No relation to N26 or the union in any way, just another Berliner supporting their cause
• eivarv 6y ago
  At least where I live (Norway) your employer doesn't have a say in whether you're organized or not, and wouldn't necessarily know if you are – but you'd typically have an elected representative in companies of a certain size or with a certain number of employees. Most unions I know of operate on a country-level.
• Symbiote 6y ago
  Engineers in the UK could join Prospect, although there are also alternatives for more specific fields. They have an advice line, but don't generally help non-members. https://prospect.org.uk/article/getting-help/ https://prospect.org.uk/article/getting-help/ UTAW looks like a new British union for tech workers, set up by Google and Microsoft employees. https://utaw.tech/about https://utaw.tech/about