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In the past, the employer's lawyer would negotiate with the union's lawyer, but we can't have nice things.
by HarryHirsch 3y ago
In the past, the employer's lawyer would negotiate with the union's lawyer, but we can't have nice things.
- junofan 3y ago[flagged]
- drewcoo 3y agoDownvoted because I'm tired of seeing anti-union propaganda on Hacker News. Can we stop yet? Please?
- pclmulqdq 3y agoAnd you paid 3%/year for that union lawyer to write a contract that suits her friends (union insiders), probably at your expense. I'll pay the 1% once, thanks.
- noobermin 3y agoYou're literally just pulling numbers out of thin air here.
- SideQuark 3y agoIt's not hard to check union dues avg a few percent of income per year. Over a 5 year job this is an order of magnitude more paid out of your salary than the once paid alternative listed here.
- HarryHirsch 3y agoThe collective weight of the union as a counterweight to employer power and overreach is also wirth something. In a dispute with your employer, HR is never on your side, but the union is.
- pclmulqdq 3y agoPeople need to stop going to HR with their problems, in general. A nice letter from whoever did your contract review works a lot better if you aren't at a union shop, and also isn't very expensive.
- pclmulqdq 3y agoThe 1% is from the comment I responded to (and is actually higher than my past experience - employment contracts are really easy to read). The 3% is from an average of union dues.