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Being in a union doesn't mean that you can't negotiate your salary.

• kcplate 4y ago
  No, but generally you might find yourself stuck in box with both a negotiated minimum and a negotiated maximum and in a lot of cases that sliding scale is driven by seniority with the org or union more than capability. Tends to work well for factories and trades, but is not so great for knowledge workers. It also can take your organization out of the market for highly capable but younger prospects.
  • kentrado 4y ago
    That's not been my experience at all. What union of IT workers does this? Where are you getting this? I've been in unionized workplaces (Europe). There's been a minimum but never a maximum and the sliding scale is not driven by seniority with the or union as you say. I'm afraid you might extrapolating from things you've heard about factory type unions.
• Chinjut 4y ago
  Case in point: Hollywood actors are all in a union.