Re:Inside Facebook's Data Wars
by asteroidbelt on Thursday July 15, 2021 @03:21PM
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> This is substantive reason for unions.
Union exists to improve working conditions.
I never heard of unions protecting working disagreeing with top management policy making, that would be silly.
> Employees run the company
No they don't. They do what they are hired to do. They do not steer it.
> and should control it.
They can just create another company and control it just fine. But then guess what? They will sell their shares on the first opportunity. Because workers don't really need that.
Re:Inside Facebook's Data Wars
by lucian1900 on Thursday July 15, 2021 @01:48PM
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Exactly.
Democratic control over the workplace would make lots of things possible, including lowering profits to increase wages far more than any union dues would cost.
Re:Inside Facebook's Data Wars
by asteroidbelt on Thursday July 15, 2021 @03:51PM
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> Democratic control over the workplace would make lots of things possible, including lowering profits
Yes.
> increase wages
No.
This is substantive reason for unions. Though people keep harping about a few dollars wages and health care. Companies love when the union debate is kept to wages and benefits.
Employees run the company and should control it.