Re:Google contractors vote to unionize in historic landslide...
by j33zusjuice on Friday April 28, 2023 @04:17AM
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But working in the 21st century is paradise, and no one who doesn’t *want* to be taken advantage of or mistreated or forgotten about ever is because the market is totally free, and there is no such thing as power imbalance when negotiating with a company. Unions just aren’t necessary. Corporations are wonderful, and they don’t withhold information that could be bad for business, but good for the public. Their product is made with complete openness, and everything is regularly reviewed and audited by independent, unbiased watchdogs. If they don’t like their conditions, they can leave at any time, as long as they leave individually.
The NLRB's ruling is that since Google has so much control over the work conditions, Google has to be directly involved in negotiations with the workers' union and thus has to listen to things like "Please turn the AC on where we work on the weekends."