• Cyberspark@sh.itjust.works
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    8 months ago

    Even unions can’t entirely stop mass layoffs. “we won’t work” isn’t much of a threat when you’re being fired.

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      8 months ago

      Yeah but normally, if the union does its job, the employee that aren’t fired don’t work as well.

      The only way to make a company change is to hurt their bottomline.

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        8 months ago

        Yeah, but in the numbers we’re seeing that’s of limited weight in negotiation. I’m not saying unions are bad, just this is one situation they struggle to counter.

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          7 months ago

          Here, if there are enough workers, then they don’t need to join a bigger, external union because they have enough weight to change things.

          Otherwise, smaller companies where there isn’t a lot of workers, they can join a bigger union that has a lot more weight.

          A union isn’t magical, but it’s a great first step towards better conditions. But taking that first step is hard because workers have a lot to lose, especially if working in the US.