UC Santa Cruz fires 54 grad students who were striking for higher pay

Re:UC Santa Cruz fires 54 grad students who were striking fo... by unethical_ban on Sunday March 01, 2020 @10:16PM (#22461343)

Define "fair representation"

And, tell me how not having any union is better for all than an imperfect union.

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Re:UC Santa Cruz fires 54 grad students who were striking fo... by yjftsjthsd-h on Sunday March 01, 2020 @10:39PM (#22461471)

> tell me how not having any union is better for all than an imperfect union.

Obvious answer: No dues. Not commenting on whether that's a good tradeoff, mind, but it's an answer.

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Re:UC Santa Cruz fires 54 grad students who were striking fo... by kortilla on Monday March 02, 2020 @01:09AM (#22462071)

Higher compensation, no protection for incompetent people, reward for productivity and innovation instead of seniority, etc.

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Re:UC Santa Cruz fires 54 grad students who were striking fo... by shitgoose on Sunday March 01, 2020 @11:01PM (#22461550)

Is there a union of software developers? Would you like to start an imperfect one? Anyone?

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Re:UC Santa Cruz fires 54 grad students who were striking fo... by inferiorhuman on Monday March 02, 2020 @05:07AM (#22463104)

Yes.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/18/technology/kickstarter-un...

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/01/game-dev-union-leader...

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Re:UC Santa Cruz fires 54 grad students who were striking fo... by shitgoose on Monday March 02, 2020 @09:04PM (#22471195)

Both articles indicate that unionization has flopped. The broader question is - what is the purpose of unionization in the software industry? You want more money? You want ping pong tables at work?

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Re:UC Santa Cruz fires 54 grad students who were striking fo... by int_19h on Monday March 02, 2020 @12:24AM (#22461865)

Starting one is fairly risky. A better question might be, how many people would join an established one.

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