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Re:Employee activism in tech stops short of organizing unions by paxys on Monday July 08, 2019 @02:08PM (#20385196)
There is no help needed. People are perfectly happy switching employers, and companies are perfectly happy paying to get or retain talent. This ecosystem has made Silicon Valley what it is today.
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Re:Employee activism in tech stops short of organizing unions by moorhosj on Monday July 08, 2019 @03:28PM (#20385927)
==This ecosystem has made Silicon Valley what it is today.==

I assume this is referring to the technological innovation and corporate profits of Silicon Valley. I would ask you to consider, from a broader perspective, what Silicon Valley is today. Specifically, in relation to elevated levels of depression [1], suicide [2] and inequality [3].

Isn't it worth exploring whether the same working conditions that benefit the top 10-20% are having a negative effect on the other 80-90%?

[1] https://money.cnn.com/mostly-human/silicon-valleys-secret/

[2] https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/12/the-sil...

[3] https://fortune.com/2018/10/16/silicon-valleys-income-inequa...

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