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It's interesting how some forms of employee collective action (collective bargaining) are frowned upon in this forum, whereas the sentiment surrounding this is
by vkou 3y ago
It's interesting how some forms of employee collective action (collective bargaining) are frowned upon in this forum, whereas the sentiment surrounding this is largely positive.
Another thing to chew on: Imagine if Googlers demanded that the board resign (which are the terms of Sam's reinstatement) or they all walk... I don't think they'd meet with nearly as much positive sentiment.
- squigz 3y ago> It's interesting how some forms of employee collective action (collective bargaining) are frowned upon in this forum, whereas the sentiment surrounding this is largely positive. Interesting, though sadly not very complex. The sentiment around this is so positive because they're backing up Altman, and he's garnered quite a cult lately.
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- ethanbond 3y agoFinally we figured out a way to support collective action: utilize it in support of a CEO!
- rightbyte 3y agoI don't think collective bargaining is that frowned upon. I guess what you are noticing is that there is a huge overlap between person cultists (fans of Altman, Musk, whatever) and disdain for that they are temporary being part of the lowly wage worker collective.
- lesuorac 3y agoAfaik, concrete examples of collective actions have been positive. It's just abstract ideas aren't always positive. ex. Google's walkout [1] [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18352275 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18352275