How tech workers at Kickstarter formed one of the only unions in the industry

Re:How tech workers at Kickstarter formed one of the only un... by ry454 on Wednesday October 07, 2020 @04:18PM (#24712246)

So how does it work for them? What's the typical pay rate in Kickstarter?

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Re:How tech workers at Kickstarter formed one of the only un... by andlarry on Wednesday October 07, 2020 @04:23PM (#24712301)

It seemed to help with severance when they got rid of 40% of their staff a few months after the union was formed [0].

[0] https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/13/21257585/kickstarter-layo...

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Re:How tech workers at Kickstarter formed one of the only un... by oh_sigh on Wednesday October 07, 2020 @04:59PM (#24712656)

The article doesn't actually say that the union is responsible for employees getting severance packages. The closest thing to a direct effect of the union is that some union members were offered a buy-out package to quit.

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Re:How tech workers at Kickstarter formed one of the only un... by sanxiyn on Wednesday October 07, 2020 @04:24PM (#24712311)

Indeed a very good example of what union can do for you.

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Re:How tech workers at Kickstarter formed one of the only un... by ry454 on Wednesday October 07, 2020 @04:32PM (#24712395)

How much was that severance exactly?

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Re:How tech workers at Kickstarter formed one of the only un... by fatnoah on Wednesday October 07, 2020 @05:03PM (#24712707)

IIRC, four months pay and health insurance for those making > $110k and six months for everyone else...or something like that. That does seem pretty generous, especially for a company that small.

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Re:How tech workers at Kickstarter formed one of the only un... by Quarrelsome on Thursday October 08, 2020 @06:52AM (#24717881)

You should travel outside of your bubble. Unionising is not extreme.

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Re:How tech workers at Kickstarter formed one of the only un... by thu2111 on Thursday October 08, 2020 @03:14PM (#24722692)

Where did I claim unionising is extreme? I claimed that Kickstarter specifically unionised because of extremism, namely, the belief that it's essential to help fund those advocating violence against conservatives (or really, anyone who isn't Marxist). I also claimed that other SV tech firms that unionise will probably do so for similar reasons, rather than the classical (non extreme) reasons that affect everyone like wages or working conditions.

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