Twoafros@lemmy.world to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 8 hours ago"Would U.S. tech workers join a union?" survey average: 67% likelysh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up1136arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldunions@sh.itjust.worksunions@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1136arrow-down1image"Would U.S. tech workers join a union?" survey average: 67% likelysh.itjust.worksTwoafros@lemmy.world to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 8 hours agomessage-square8fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldunions@sh.itjust.worksunions@lemmy.ml
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/30074897 cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/25996640 https://www.visualcapitalist.com/charted-how-american-tech-workers-feel-about-joining-a-union/
minus-squarefraksken@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up19·7 hours 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-up11·6 hours 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.