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See if I'm an executive at a company that offers industry-leading pay and perqs, what am I so worried about then? Why would I work so hard to hinder employees'

See if I'm an executive at a company that offers industry-leading pay and perqs, what am I so worried about then? Why would I work so hard to hinder employees' organizing, especially if what you say above is so self-evident? I find it far-fetched for example (and I know you're not saying this and hopefully would not say it) that Google was looking out for the employees' best interests by surveilling/misinforming them and subverting their efforts at forming this misguided undesirable gosh-darn pesky employee union that they for some insane reason mistakenly think they want! Perhaps those employees were grown adults and reached the conclusion through rational means, that they did in fact want a union. But even if they reached the conclusion by flipping a coin or asking their German shepherd, they should have the freedom of choice rather than being undermined through sinister methods. Put it to a vote! The people who don't want a union can vote no!

awb 5y ago
> See if I'm an executive at a company that offers industry-leading pay and perqs, what am I so worried about then? Probably staying competitive vs. companies that don't have unions. > I find it far-fetched for example (and I know you're not saying this and hopefully would not say it) that Google was looking out for the employees' best interests by surveilling/misinforming them and subverting their efforts Correct, I wasn't saying that. > Put it to a vote! The people who don't want a union can vote no! OK, but at some point it becomes disruptive if you're continually holding votes on your entire company's employment structure. These are massive changes that would require to employee contracts, accounting, employee handbooks, handling grandfathered or expiring benefits, etc. It's hard to embark on innovation if you're under threat of having to overhaul your internal structure and a possible giant shock to your estimated expenses.

awb 5y ago

> See if I'm an executive at a company that offers industry-leading pay and perqs, what am I so worried about then? Probably staying competitive vs. companies that don't have unions. > I find it far-fetched for example (and I know you're not saying this and hopefully would not say it) that Google was looking out for the employees' best interests by surveilling/misinforming them and subverting their efforts Correct, I wasn't saying that. > Put it to a vote! The people who don't want a union can vote no! OK, but at some point it becomes disruptive if you're continually holding votes on your entire company's employment structure. These are massive changes that would require to employee contracts, accounting, employee handbooks, handling grandfathered or expiring benefits, etc. It's hard to embark on innovation if you're under threat of having to overhaul your internal structure and a possible giant shock to your estimated expenses.