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what a boring argument. Also wrong. I would put a lot of money on "you didn't a/b test collective bargaining with your own negotiation" because it's simply impo
by scotu 5y ago
what a boring argument. Also wrong. I would put a lot of money on "you didn't a/b test collective bargaining with your own negotiation" because it's simply impossible, so you don't really know if that's true.
Also most workers are not in a job with a candidate shortage (and candidate shortages don't last forever, better have a union while you have the power to make it happen then when you become a throwaway widget for your company)
- busterarm 5y agoI've negotiated salaries that are 2 or 3 times what my peers have made in the same position. I've also negotiated in non-standard vacation packages, like a fixed 2 months off every year. That simply doesn't happen in collective bargaining. I've hardly ever been a throwaway widget in any job and even when I was working shitty jobs I was the type to get promoted quickly. The only places this never happened were my 3 union jobs. And in each case I was forced to work for the union -- I wasn't seeking it.
- scotu 5y agoyeah, collective bargaining never does any good /s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_bargaining https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_bargaining Last week tonight on union busting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gk8dUXRpoy8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gk8dUXRpoy8 When a union does not work or is corrupt, we fix the union, we don't give away the collective power to the opposing side of the negotiation: oh no, my lawyer is not doing my best interest he's only trying to rake up the fees! you know what? I'll let my opponent's lawyer represent me in court instead!