News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Amazon workers vote against unionizing in Alabama. Parent comment

Re:Amazon workers vote against unionizing in Alabama by yibg on Friday April 09, 2021 @01:47PM (#26753639)
Everyone points to SAG as an example of a good union. But how many of these are there? If there are dozens of examples of "bad unions" and a single example of a "good union", that doesn't exactly give someone voting to unionize high confidence.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Amazon workers vote against unionizing in Alabama by rootsofallevil on Friday April 09, 2021 @01:50PM (#26753678)
Talk to people in places like Germany and you might get a different take about bad/good unions
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Amazon workers vote against unionizing in Alabama by yibg on Friday April 09, 2021 @01:55PM (#26753734)
This didn't happen in Germany, this happened in the US. For whatever reason unions behave differently here, and it's the union model in the US that people rightfully evaluate against.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Amazon workers vote against unionizing in Alabama by toby on Friday April 09, 2021 @01:54PM (#26753726)
That's because SAG is a guild, not a union, and it works because every known actor is voluntarily a member, so you can't make a movie without agreeing to their rules.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Amazon workers vote against unionizing in Alabama by athms on Friday April 09, 2021 @03:48PM (#26755221)
SAG-AFTRA meets the definition of a labor union under federal and state law. It negotiates working conditions, compensation, and benefits with production companies and studios. It is treated in the manner as other labor unions such as IATSE, IBEW, and Teamsters.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Amazon workers vote against unionizing in Alabama by labcomputer on Friday April 09, 2021 @06:08PM (#26756794)
That's because true Scotsmen are not allowed to join SAG.
[ Parent | on HN ]