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Re:Google Ends Forced Arbitration for Employees by rhizome on Thursday February 21, 2019 @08:32PM (#19222333)
Those are more like guilds than unions.
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Re:Google Ends Forced Arbitration for Employees by icebraining on Friday February 22, 2019 @04:09AM (#19224033)
What's the difference?
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Re:Google Ends Forced Arbitration for Employees by rhizome on Friday February 22, 2019 @05:17PM (#19229654)
AIUI, unions represent employees, guilds represent independent members of a profession or vocation. Said another way, neither the AMA nor ABA negotiates compensation for their members.
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Re:Google Ends Forced Arbitration for Employees by sangnoir on Friday February 22, 2019 @12:25PM (#19227105)
"Presentation!" as Megamind would say. The only difference is the color of the collar (and a whiff of classism).
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Re:Google Ends Forced Arbitration for Employees by C1sc0cat on Friday February 22, 2019 @08:17AM (#19224997)
Historically that's what guilds did.
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