Union busting is as American as apple pie.
The first recorded recipe for apple pie was written in 1381 in England.
An import thriving in the US? That is about as American as it gets.
I also came here to say this. Also I hear “Dutch apple pie” a lot, but never “American apple pie”. “American Pie” though, that I hear occasionally 😉
How can we change this?
Why should I care?
Because it affects your salary, your benefits, your holidays, and your rights.
That is such clear retaliation that I don’t know how Google hopes to get away with it.
Well the penalty is a slap on the wrist to a company of googles side.
The cost of doing business
Why shouldn’t companies retaliate? Anchorsteam workers unionized and it went bankrupt
People unionizing have never bankrupt any company.
Don’t buy this crap propaganda that treating workers with respect will break a company.
Because it’s illegal? Unless you’re a million/billionaire it’s foolish to not vigorously support labor over capital
Because a modern country would have laws to protect unions, so companies can’t over-exploit their employees without facing legal consequences.
That was due to mismanagement by Sapporo
Why should government grant businesses corporate charters and give them special privileges in the first place, if they’re mistreating the citizens who work there?
(See also: https://reclaimdemocracy.org/corporate-accountability-history-corporations-us/)
They can find a better job if one exists, nobody puts a gun to your head to work there.
How does a contract union even work? Isn’t the whole point of contractors that it’s a less binding temporary position that can be terminated if needed?
Surprised this wasn’t talked about in the article or anywhere else in the comments. I feel like it doesn’t make sense for contractors to unionize during a contract job as that would change the terms of the contract.
Many contractors for Alphabet companies do functionally the same work as employees yet get paid a fraction with a fraction of the benefits. Several friends of mine who are contractors and employees have affirmed that the work contractors do is for the most part very similar and both agree that this is a fucked up situation for the contractors.
Think of it like gig economy drivers who are frequently exploited for ‘contract based work’ when the reality is that this is a full time job for many drivers in everything but pay.
How does a contract union even work?
It works because a company far too transparently pretends that “contractors” aren’t employees. I also helps to prove to be BS when the “company being contracted to” sets the rules of employment and decides who is a suitable “contractor” and who is not.
I would be surprised if Accenture wasn’t pretty upset by this as well. Not a great selling point for potential clients: go with our contractors and they just might join your employees union!
These fucking companies. We need more unions. I wish I was in a union.
Why wish when you can start the process yourself?
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Don’t be evil, mhm
Yeah they ditched that slogan in… 2009? 2010?
I remember everyone was side-eyeing pretty hard when they did.
Lol, when Google used that phrase we knew what they were trying to paper over.
Notice it doesn’t say “don’t DO evil” which is an entirely different, and accountable, thing.
Ya, that’s a lawsuitin
The infinite firing trick. Contractors.
I mean here in Argentina, we IT workers push against unions. When we have issues at work, be it salary or whatever, we just leave and jump ship into the next one Most work is remote and beyond junior positions, salaries are good. We don’t even have to worry about compliance with law because most work in IT has to be taxed.
Negotiations? We do that when the relationship between both parties begins. Firing? Sure go ahead and do it, we don’t give a shit.
I imagine IT workers in USA have even better salaries and benefits, so this measure makes no dent. Obvious even, given the size of the union, I mean 80 people come on.
I tell you, this isn’t the news item they are making it out to be
You might be in need of distance glasses.
After all, Argentina isn’t known for its economic smarts.
Indeed, that’s why it has about 3500 unions. None work at all thanks to the leftist in charge of the country
