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Re:Meta has started its latest round of layoffs, focusing on... by robertlagrant on Wednesday May 24, 2023 @09:51AM (#36058070)
> The best time to unionize is when you're in a strong bargaining position to set a sustainable baseline in your first contract and build the infrastructure to make a strike credible. Unions are strongest when they have a huge fund to support their members through a strike.

I might be wrong, but I don't think the average employee salary would be nearly as high as they are, given unionisation costs quite a lot of money, that drives up the cost per-employee massively. You might say now is the best moment ever to do this, but I don't see why that would be true.

Re:Meta has started its latest round of layoffs, focusing on... by mrguyorama on Wednesday May 24, 2023 @01:24PM (#36061357)
>given unionisation costs quite a lot of money

In what made up reality is that even remotely true?

Everyone I know in a union pays a couple hundred bucks tops. Is it really not worth an xbox to help your fellow worker be happy, healthy, and sustainable?

Re:Meta has started its latest round of layoffs, focusing on... by robertlagrant on Wednesday May 24, 2023 @03:57PM (#36063163)
That's not the cost I mean. Why would union fees drive up the cost of an employee?