Re:Instacart to cut 1,900 jobs, including its only union roles
by masonic on Friday January 22, 2021 @04:41AM
(#25870058)
Under Agency Shop, hourly workers have to pay full union dues whether they join the union or not (workers who preceded Agency Shop can opt out).
Re:Instacart to cut 1,900 jobs, including its only union roles
by heavyset_go on Friday January 22, 2021 @12:45PM
(#25874047)
No one is forcing you to work for an agency shop against your will like the GP is claiming, though. If you don't want to pay dues, then you're free to quit and find another employer. Similar to if your employer decided employees needs to pay for uniforms or whatever, you're free to quit and find a job that doesn't require that.
Re:Instacart to cut 1,900 jobs, including its only union roles
by jkingsbery on Thursday January 21, 2021 @05:37PM
(#25865492)
> No one is forced to work a union job.
This is technically true, but this is also an argument against unions. It's true that if you don't like that your company is unionized you can go work for a company that's not unionized, but it's also true that if you don't like that your company is not unionized you can go work for a company that is.
Re:Instacart to cut 1,900 jobs, including its only union roles
by heavyset_go on Thursday January 21, 2021 @09:23PM
(#25867495)
Union proponents are not arguing that they're forced to work for non-union employers, though.
Compensation for the majority of software engineers has not kept up with cost of living increases, inflation nor the amount of revenue they generate for their employers.
Adobe, Apple, Google, Intel, Intuit, Pixar, Lucasfilm and eBay all colluded with one another[1] to keep tech worker compensation below their market rates.
> So if you don't feel that you need a union, but you're forced to be in a union (and pay dues) against your will -- as happens in many industries
No one is forced to work a union job. If your employer makes a decision that you don't like, you aren't forced to work for them, either. If a union makes a decision you don't like, you aren't forced to work for it.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-Tech_Employee_Antitrust_L...