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Unions are simply like GPOs[^1] but with the most valuable asset in any organization. Their workers. It baffles me to read anti-union comments from fellow tech-
by henry2023 3y ago
Unions are simply like GPOs[^1] but with the most valuable asset in any organization. Their workers. It baffles me to read anti-union comments from fellow tech-workers.
It's so clear that unions give back a tiny bit of negotiation power into your own hands and yet people side with the exec whose only purpose is to extract as much value from the organization as possible.
You are supporting the "competitive labor wage based on your location" and the "we're a perfectly functioning organization but we'll layoff 10% of the staff because it looks good to stakeholders".
Why is that?
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Group_purchasing_organization https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Group_purchasing_organization
- peterfirefly 3y agoIt would be wonderful if they were just GPOs. I would be very much in favour of such a state of affairs. In practice, they are more like mobs, parasites, and treacle and they are -- in practice -- allowed to do all sorts of shady extra-legal things. 3F, the Danish union that supports IF Metall (Swedish union), has a history of performing dangerous sabotage against scaffolding at construction sites that almost got people killed. Just as an example...
- lawn 3y ago> It baffles me to read anti-union comments from fellow tech-workers. Tech workers is one of the most well-paid and privileged working classes on the planet. We have it so good that we don't need the extra bargaining power unions provide. It's not surprising, we humans have a hard time understanding circumstances that are very different from our own.
- pnt12 3y agoIt has been a very competitive market, so companies have to give something to employees. If it weren't, they would enjoy the spoilers and pay the minimum they could - given the amounts of layoffs, we may be going into that direction.