Re:Google Staffers Share Stories of ‘Systemic’ Retaliation
by lr4444lr on Monday April 29, 2019 @12:15PM
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The top brass are probably as you say. The rank and file, at least as I read, are quite sympathetic to causes and issues we'd generally say are politically supportive of union formation. Why haven't we seen any serious effort from within? Maybe it's not so bad over there. Maybe these "retaliation" stories are few and far between, and we're only hear the employee's side of the story.
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Re:Google Staffers Share Stories of ‘Systemic’ Retaliation
by bradlys on Monday April 29, 2019 @12:34PM
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SV in itself is this: I support things as long as it benefits me or doesn't change my life.
e.g. Let the immigrants in! (But don't build any housing because then they could afford it here) Global warming is real and we should do something! (Ok - let's mandate solar panels on all /newly/ built homes) etc.
People here are very much self interested.
Re:Google Staffers Share Stories of ‘Systemic’ Retaliation
by mikeash on Monday April 29, 2019 @12:46PM
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I always assumed it’s because the workers are pretty well off and have a lot to lose. Tech workers are mostly treated and paid well, so even if one believes unions are great, there isn’t much to push them to create one for themselves.