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chobeat@lemmy.ml 3 days agoI would add exploitation of precarious workers both in the USA, Europe and third-world countries. That said, were you involved in Alphabet Workers Union? If not, why?
Comment on Why I'm Leaving Big Tech
chobeat@lemmy.ml 3 days agoI would add exploitation of precarious workers both in the USA, Europe and third-world countries. That said, were you involved in Alphabet Workers Union? If not, why?
Klox@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Good question. I wasn’t. I was not located in California, and the union never really came up in any of my conversations with colleagues. I vaguely thought dues were 5-8% of total compensation (I see now they are 1% which seems reasonable, either I remembering incorrectly or they have since lowered, or maybe I looked at a different union) and they did not have any negotiating rights.
chobeat@lemmy.ml 3 days ago
No union in the world asks rates that high. You’ve been probably have been served some kind of management union busting material if you have ever seen a number that high. 3% is considered very high already.
Anyway AWU is not necessarily trying to bargain for higher wages, but they do work on better job security, better working environments, fairness against abuses, sexual harassment and similar stuff, and obviously they support the political work of anti-genocide groups within Google.
There’s always a reason to join a union if you’re a worker.