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Because if the CEO of a trillion dollar company wants people in the office, it's very likely that you will convince them otherwise. Tim Cook has tremendous infl
by azemetre 5y ago
Because if the CEO of a trillion dollar company wants people in the office, it's very likely that you will convince them otherwise. Tim Cook has tremendous influence over his company, these employees do not. Maybe if they had a union there would be some bargaining power but as it stands they can't do anything outside of leaving.
Happy to be proven wrong here, but labor doesn't have much power in the US; especially when it's labor against a trillion dollar company.
- KerrAvon 5y agoI can guarantee you that “Nothing can ever be better, so why try?” will definitely not work to change policies. But it would make one a stereotypical Democratic senator.
- LosWochosWeek 5y ago... Voting with your feet is trying. Also keep your snarky (and highly boring) political stance to Reddit, whenever possible (always).
- ensan 5y agoBut is writing a (somewhat pathetic) open letter really trying? Perhaps organizing a strike would convey more meaning, although I don't see that happening at all.
- scarface74 5y agoYes, trying means finding another job,
- evandale 5y ago>Happy to be proven wrong here, but labor doesn't have much power in the US I hope you're proven wrong too. I like to think this pandemic has accelerated progress on the worker's rights front. I want to believe workers as a collective have realized they're bigger than the companies they work for. This fight against Apple should be really interesting either way.