Re:Tech Start-Up Fires Engineers Amid Union Organizing Effort
by KyeRussell on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @11:06PM
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It's unfortunate that you had a bad experience, but I don't know how you can expect anyone to respect your view when you've made it blindingly obvious that it's based on a single experience you've had. The "unions don't have a place anymore" argument is nothing more than privileged neoliberal propaganda. Shitty apathetic views like yours are how workplace standards slip.
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Re:Tech Start-Up Fires Engineers Amid Union Organizing Effort
by dang on Wednesday January 31, 2018 @02:58AM
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Please don't break the HN guideline against name-calling in arguments. "Privileged neoliberal propaganda" is on the line but "shitty apathetic views like yours" is well over it, especially because it's a personal attack too.
You don't have to change your views to comment on HN, but please edit out the bits that don't make for thoughtful conversation.
Re:Tech Start-Up Fires Engineers Amid Union Organizing Effort
by KyeRussell on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @11:08PM
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Sorry, I should frame my response by noting that I live in Australia - a country with way more employee-friendly hiring laws than the US. 4 weeks of paid leave with rollover, sick and carers leave, much better rights wrt getting laid off.etc. Even with these advantages over the US, I still see a need for unions.