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Isn’t getting caught and settling some evidence that the system works to some extent? I know what the benefits are for, and while there are some good side-effe

Isn’t getting caught and settling some evidence that the system works to some extent? I know what the benefits are for, and while there are some good side-effects for the company, a lot of them are genuinely good for the employees as well. I had enough massage credits, Covid cue tests, and time spent in great gyms to attest to that. If they can be bought in bulk, all the more reason I appreciate it being someone’s job at the company to manage that. I’m not saying these companies are your best pal and will look out for you against their own interests, but I personally don’t feel like I need or want a union between me and my employer. I don’t fault anyone for wanting one, but the hyperbole and passing opinions as facts on the other side, especially without considering the downsides of unions, isn’t doing anything to convince me.

oblio 5y ago
> Isn’t getting caught and settling some evidence that the system works to some extent? What kind of broken logic is this? Getting caught is precisely proof that the LEGAL system works, and that companies try to and succeed in abusing it. Those companies agreed to those illegal practices in 2006, if not earlier, and they had to pay those settlements in 2015, 9 full years later. They probably made out like bandits during those 9 years and saved a ton more money than they had to pay. And regarding your negotiating skills, most of us think we're better than we actually are. Plus, this is a social thing. Let's assume you're part of the 1%. What do we do about the 99%? Do we just piss on their heads from a great height, "f** you, got mine"-style, pardon my French? Unions should be a valid option.