"Equal pay for equal work" in remote jobs

Re:"Equal pay for equal work" in remote jobs by TeMPOraL on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @11:46AM (#25138952)

I wonder if and when we'll see remote unions appearing. Forming a group and going on strike is easy - perhaps easier - in a remote setting. Picketing offices could be done by overloading the company VPN, and DDoSing the company Exchange server would be the equivalent of a harder "picketing inside the plant, preventing work" strike.

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Re:"Equal pay for equal work" in remote jobs by easterncalculus on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @12:57PM (#25139967)

Deliberately sending traffic with the explicit desire to cut off service is definitely not a "strike", that's 100% criminal. If you're not an employee, DDoS is already a crime. Why would it not be if you work there?

It's one thing to not show up as part of a strike, it's another to make life harder for those that do and commit computer crime.

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Re:"Equal pay for equal work" in remote jobs by bumby on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @12:03PM (#25139229)

>overloading the company VPN, and DDoSing the company

This is illegal in most countries, no?

I don't believe picketing is illegal as long as certain conditions are met (not blocking egress, etc.)

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Re:"Equal pay for equal work" in remote jobs by nybble41 on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @01:31PM (#25140449)

Yes, DDoS would be illegal in most countries. Picketing in the sense of peaceably assembling on public property outside the business and not harassing innocent bystanders or blocking egress or ingress of workers, customers, or suppliers would generally be fine. The online equivalent would probably be something like posting your complaints on social media.

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