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Re:A woman who took on Google and won by koube on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @08:12PM (#26733340)
Hoping to avoid wading into the specifics of this issue, but have you considered that unions are unpopular among software engineers? I am the most pro-union person I know personally, and I am not pro-union.
Re:A woman who took on Google and won by codetrotter on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @08:24PM (#26733446)
As a European living in Europe I am more of the impression that anti-union sentiments are mainly widespread in the USA. But then again I haven’t really discussed unionization with anyone either. I just see more negativity towards it in public from Americans than from others.
Re:A woman who took on Google and won by AdrianB1 on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @08:33PM (#26733547)
In East Europe anti-union feelings are strong among the people that lived under the communist regimes (~ 45 years or older). Unions were widespread at that time and the negatives were very visible, hard to forget the huge negative influence they had in the period of 1990-2000 when the transition of these countries was slowed down or sabotaged by unions.
Re:A woman who took on Google and won by iudqnolq on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @10:34PM (#26734452)
I don't think that's blanket true. What about Solidarnosc?
Re:A woman who took on Google and won by AdrianB1 on Thursday April 08, 2021 @05:00AM (#26736608)
It was well regarded at some point, but the current membership numbers (4% of what it was at peak) is showing that the post-1990 evolution was not great. Providing support for closing stores on Sunday is not the purpose of a worker union.
Re:A woman who took on Google and won by regextegrity on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @11:13PM (#26734704)
Source?
Re:A woman who took on Google and won by AdrianB1 on Thursday April 08, 2021 @04:53AM (#26736563)
Really everyone that I know in that age range. I am living in Eastern Europe and I worked in several countries in the region.
Re:A woman who took on Google and won by femiagbabiaka on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @08:30PM (#26733507)
I know many software engineers who like unions actually, they tend to work at larger companies. There's definitely a lot of affinity for libertarianism I've observed amongst software engineers. I try not to psychoanalyze.