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[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago (5 children)

This was never about raising salaries.

Now that the data is public, the companies can implicitly collude to keep them low. No one will offer more than any other, which will drive them down.

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 38 points 1 year ago

They were already colluding. At least now workers can see it and form unions to fight back.

[–] davemate@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

Except if one chooses not to play ball and pay a little more, it can have the best of the pool. So others compete, I think that's how this is supposed to work

[–] knotthatone@lemmy.one 7 points 1 year ago

They share it amongst themselves via third party consulting firms already. This just gives the public visibility.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

We just gave "big data" more "big data". They surely won't use it against us!

[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago

then no one will work if they can choose to not.