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 sjg007 on Wednesday October 07, 2020 @05:43PM (#24713106)

Tech workers should absolutely unionize it’s in our best interest.

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Re:How tech workers at Kickstarter formed one of the only un... by missedthecue on Thursday October 08, 2020 @02:47AM (#24716527)

Why do tech unions in other countries not produce the same pay level found in the US?

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Re:How tech workers at Kickstarter formed one of the only un... by bhoessen on Thursday October 08, 2020 @04:07AM (#24717001)

Because we don't have the same costs as in the US (university, healthcare, housing, ...). For instance, the cost to attend courses in a good university in Belgium is at most 835 euro/year [0]. (This does not include textbooks)

In the EU, the market is much more fragmented because of the many languages we speak.

[0] https://uclouvain.be/en/study/inscriptions/tuition-fees.html

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Re:How tech workers at Kickstarter formed one of the only un... by refurb on Thursday October 08, 2020 @05:37AM (#24717456)

Because we don't have the same costs as in the US

Well, if you live in Vancouver you'll pay just as much as SF for housing, maybe half for university and I'll give you healthcare costs are minimal.

But salaries are maybe 60% of SF. So I don't think it's that.

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Re:How tech workers at Kickstarter formed one of the only un... by alexland on Tuesday October 13, 2020 @06:59PM (#24771279)

What university in the Bay Area costs only twice as much as SFU/UBC?

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Re:How tech workers at Kickstarter formed one of the only un... by sonicggg on Thursday October 08, 2020 @07:35AM (#24718129)

Don't think this assumption that "the employer will pay according to the cost of living" is true at all. Non-tech worked in Silicon Valley are not getting the same kind of party, for example.

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