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Re:We’re Google Workers, and We Are Forming a Union by runawaybottle on Monday January 04, 2021 @08:03AM (#25630762)
Think of the long game. Getting a union is the hard part. The ideological fervor will change with seasons, but the core issues will remain the same across decades (the stuff workers want to be able to negotiate). Nothing is free, some price must be paid.

Nothing pisses off a company more than workers organizing, so take whatever help you can get.

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Re:We’re Google Workers, and We Are Forming a Union by dazilcher on Monday January 04, 2021 @08:08AM (#25630808)
Why would I want to piss off the company I choose to work for?
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Re:We’re Google Workers, and We Are Forming a Union by toopok4k3 on Monday January 04, 2021 @08:16AM (#25630898)
Don't piss them off alone, piss with others and they might treat you better.

You might want to think about the balance of the system. Are you actually choosing to work for them instead of the system making it look like they are the best job? Could it be better with some re-balancing?

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Re:We’re Google Workers, and We Are Forming a Union by ForHackernews on Monday January 04, 2021 @08:38AM (#25631132)
Because you can get more money, better working conditions, and guaranteed rights, and that will irritate your bosses' bosses' owners and their investors.
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Re:We’re Google Workers, and We Are Forming a Union by runawaybottle on Monday January 04, 2021 @08:13AM (#25630865)
Because now you have numbers :p

Check out how the collective bargaining agreement works with the NBA Player’s union and NBA. They get pretty fair terms, led by Chris Paul/LeBron James (who have it the best but they lead the union).

https://cosmic-s3.imgix.net/3c7a0a50-8e11-11e9-875d-3d44e94a...

^^ I can promise you the list of things negotiated in that could never be done well enough by the company itself. Oh, and that’s a union for multi millionaires.

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