Re:Norway Joins Denmark in Swedish Tesla Strike/Blockade
by lelanthran on Saturday December 09, 2023 @02:07AM
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> Cigarettes are harmful and are legal.
> I worked at a small company in a emote team, there was proposed that we all need to install spying software on our computers so we can be better monitored. Everyone in the team refused and the bad stuff did not happen, we were not replaced with a new team.
Isn't that different to what you asked for? The harmful stuff in this story was harmful to the workers. Unions protect workers.
You're asking that employees must form a union to protect consumers. Have you ever seen that happen? Unions are not primarily consumer-protection groups.
Once again, I reiterate that you are going to have trouble getting a union (or a bunch of them) all agreeing that their workers would strike if any worker is ever employed producing cigarettes (the example you gave).
The reason this is not going to happen, is because you aren't going to get enough developers to agree with your opinion on what is harmful and what is not.
> You might be right, maybe developers should instead work on proposing legislation for banning harmful stuff and keep unions focused on work conditions.
Give me just one single example that you think should be enshrined in law and currently isn't, and I'll show you how unworkable your proposal is.
> I worked at a small company in a emote team, there was proposed that we all need to install spying software on our computers so we can be better monitored. Everyone in the team refused and the bad stuff did not happen, we were not replaced with a new team.
Isn't that different to what you asked for? The harmful stuff in this story was harmful to the workers. Unions protect workers.
You're asking that employees must form a union to protect consumers. Have you ever seen that happen? Unions are not primarily consumer-protection groups.
Once again, I reiterate that you are going to have trouble getting a union (or a bunch of them) all agreeing that their workers would strike if any worker is ever employed producing cigarettes (the example you gave).
The reason this is not going to happen, is because you aren't going to get enough developers to agree with your opinion on what is harmful and what is not.
> You might be right, maybe developers should instead work on proposing legislation for banning harmful stuff and keep unions focused on work conditions.
Give me just one single example that you think should be enshrined in law and currently isn't, and I'll show you how unworkable your proposal is.
Just one.