US Steel, once the largest corporation, agrees to sell to Nippon Steel

Re:US Steel, once the largest corporation, agrees to sell to... by seanmcdirmid on Monday December 18, 2023 @11:19AM (#38684567)

Most chinese workers (and foreigners working in China) are in a union, however run by the communist party.

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Re:US Steel, once the largest corporation, agrees to sell to... by makeitshine on Monday December 18, 2023 @11:35AM (#38684805)

These are differently structured and run than unions outside of China. There's little recourse for protest and negotiation through them.

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Re:US Steel, once the largest corporation, agrees to sell to... by seanmcdirmid on Monday December 18, 2023 @02:34PM (#38687097)

Oh I know. But it’s technically called a union, at least. They also funnel the morale budget through it for some strange reason, so the free movie tickets now come from the Union rather than just your employer as before.

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Re:US Steel, once the largest corporation, agrees to sell to... by datameta on Monday December 18, 2023 @11:38AM (#38684840)

Of what value is a union in China? I have seen some of the most deplorable safety tandards that don't even dream of OSHA-tier compliance.

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Re:US Steel, once the largest corporation, agrees to sell to... by kurthr on Monday December 18, 2023 @12:13PM (#38685275)

The value of a union in China is profit for the owner of the company and control of worker organization. Going outside the ACFTU worker organization is illegal and punishable.

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Re:US Steel, once the largest corporation, agrees to sell to... by datameta on Tuesday December 19, 2023 @10:30PM (#38705131)

Ahh so still a holdover from the Soviet system, in a way?

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