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Unions don't need a labour shortage to have power. Collective bargaining is its own leverage. Besides, unemployment is low, so I'm not sure why you're talking
by afterburner 3y ago
Unions don't need a labour shortage to have power. Collective bargaining is its own leverage.
Besides, unemployment is low, so I'm not sure why you're talking about there not being a labour shortage.
- dehrmann 3y ago> Besides, unemployment is low Is it low in tech? There have been a lot of layoffs over the past year.
- afterburner 3y agoIt's 3.1 percent in tech, so, yeah, it's low. Those layoffs are peanuts. https://www.statista.com/statistics/199995/rates-of-jobless-persons-in-the-us-information-sector/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/199995/rates-of-jobless-...
- dehrmann 3y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37981149 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37981149
- afterburner 3y agoNot sure what this proves. Maybe some people looking now are frustrated, but that's only from those who are looking. The point is a low number of people are looking in the first place. Hence low unemployment.