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Unions are like government. In both, the most corrupt and power hungry individuals will see a way to get a ton of money from the masses by grandstanding their w
by explaininjs 3y ago
Unions are like government. In both, the most corrupt and power hungry individuals will see a way to get a ton of money from the masses by grandstanding their way to the top, and once there will move on to the next easy cash: selling out their ability to place rules on the people that pay them to the highest bidders.
I once went to a bar in Portland that had a ~20% discount if you showed them your union card when asked. If you said you didn't have a union, they'd respond: "no, you don't have a union... yet!" with a big grin on their face. Well intentioned, I'm sure. But overhearing the sheer volume of bike shedding that went on in conversations there regarding matters entirely adjacent to the folks' actual work, I can't say I want any part of it.
- CPLX 3y ago> Unions are like government. Indeed. In the sense that countries that don’t have enough of them descend into an economy of competing warlords.
- nobodyandproud 3y agoIt’s unusual to see a CEO and founder (no matter in what level of funding) advocate for a union, especially in tech and tech-adjacent industries.
- CPLX 3y agoHopefully less unusual every year.
- explaininjs 3y agoI'm sure you have the best of intentions, but there is potential for a conflict of interest when the union is imposed form the top-down rather than the bottom-up, no?