The counterexample to both these points is a union like the Screen Actors Guild, which allows superstars to be compensated accordingly and does not depend on something like objective measures of achievement. If I were a tech worker in a union I'd want it to go in that direction, as opposed to something like the traditional UAW.
Re:A Year of Tech Solidarity
by ThrustVectoring on Wednesday November 15, 2017 @05:43PM
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Absolutely agree. They also run a multiemployer defined benefit plan, which might be worthwhile to set up. That, alongside defining and pushing for developer-friendly working conditions.
Re:A Year of Tech Solidarity
by fortythirteen on Wednesday November 15, 2017 @02:41PM
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> The reason they are disinterested in bonuses based upon personal achievement is because it is guaranteed to be used as a tool for favoritism and divide and rule, which ultimately just lowers worker compensation.
And this doesn't happen in unions? The only difference is in who's getting bribed, management or the union boss.
The reason they are disinterested in bonuses based upon personal achievement is because it is guaranteed to be used as a tool for favoritism and divide and rule, which ultimately just lowers worker compensation.
It will only work if the measure is objective, which is almost always impossible.