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Re:Google hired union-busting consultants to convince employ... by boh on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @11:10AM (#29908456)
Being a "high-performer" by definition suggests you are operating at a higher level than the average, suggesting you are a minority. The idea that labor policy should exclusively cater to a minority to get better compensated due to their superior contribution and negotiation skills is perplexing. Society requires a stable labor policy. The culture of the narcissistic self which powered the second half of the twentieth century isn't going to work in the low growth environment we're currently living in.
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Re:Google hired union-busting consultants to convince employ... by the_printer on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @11:15AM (#29908557)
The idea that people who do more and create more value should be compensated more is perplexing?

What?

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Re:Google hired union-busting consultants to convince employ... by boh on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @11:34AM (#29908961)
This sentence is perplexing, not sure what drew you to that conclusion. What's also perplexing is that all compensation should be based on an individuals capacity to negotiate.
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Re:Google hired union-busting consultants to convince employ... by notahacker on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @11:44AM (#29909155)
I don't think that rhetoric is going to convince many people who think they deserve an above average pay rise to accept the average instead :)

Personally I don't think "stable labour policy" is more important than allowing people to ask for higher wages and receive or leave, but if I did I'd be more hostile to wage bargaining via collective threats to withdraw labour than individual ones...

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Re:Google hired union-busting consultants to convince employ... by boh on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @12:17PM (#29909756)
If you work in a high margin, less capital intensive industry with more specialized labor categories, a union is likely less necessary. Unfortunately only a minority of American workers operate in such an environment. This minority of higher paid individuals aren't enough to power a massive economy centered on consumerism. Without a stable labor policy, you risk social instability, low growth rates and rising inequality.
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Re:Google hired union-busting consultants to convince employ... by JKCalhoun on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @12:14PM (#29909683)
But we all think we're the high performers.
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