Twoafros@lemmy.world to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 1 month ago"Would U.S. tech workers join a union?" survey average: 67% likelysh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up1207arrow-down13file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1204arrow-down1image"Would U.S. tech workers join a union?" survey average: 67% likelysh.itjust.worksTwoafros@lemmy.world to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square15fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squarefraksken@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up24·1 month agoExactly. You don’t join it for workplace perks, you join it for protection against unfair practices. You have your fire insurance, your car insurance,life insurance. To me, a union is a work insurance. Always have been unionised and I always will be.
minus-squarehuginn@feddit.itlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·1 month agoTo be fair to my naive past self: it was the first mass layoff at Google, ever. Based on my friends still there: the vibes are decidedly less trusting all around.
Exactly. You don’t join it for workplace perks, you join it for protection against unfair practices.
You have your fire insurance, your car insurance,life insurance. To me, a union is a work insurance. Always have been unionised and I always will be.
To be fair to my naive past self: it was the first mass layoff at Google, ever.
Based on my friends still there: the vibes are decidedly less trusting all around.