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A place to discuss positive changes that can make work more equitable, and to vent about current practices. We are NOT against work; we just want the fruits of our labor to be recognized better.

Our Philosophies:

All workers must be paid a living wage for their labor.
Income inequality is the main cause of lower living standards.
Workers must join together and fight back for what is rightfully theirs.
We must not be divided and conquered. Workers gain the most when they focus on unifying issues.

Our Goals

Higher wages for underpaid workers.
Better worker representation, including but not limited to unions.
Better and fewer working hours.
Stimulating a massive wave of worker organizing in the United States and beyond.
Organizing and supporting political causes and campaigns that put workers first.

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"Would U.S. tech workers join a union?" survey average: 67% likely (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 6 hours ago by Twoafros@lemmy.world to c/workreform@lemmy.world

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/30074897

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/25996640

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/charted-how-american-tech-workers-feel-about-joining-a-union/

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[–] thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 3 hours ago

My Systems Administration job unionized this year. ✊

[–] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 16 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

The C Suite and Board at each company care far more about their yearly bonuses and dividends than you earning a livelihood and working a safe job. Unionize. Solidarity against wealth hoarders.

[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 19 points 5 hours ago (4 children)

This makes me wonder wtf is wrong with Google's culture... I know wtf is wrong at Tesla - but is Google also a delusional libertarian breeding ground?

[–] huginn@feddit.it 35 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Having worked at Google there wasn't any anti-unuon propaganda or anything: it was just genuinely the best work environment I'd ever experienced... Right up until they laid me off.

So while I was there the thought of joining a union would have been "meh - what can they realistically get me?" and after the layoff was "oh yeah right they could've gotten me protection"

[–] fraksken@infosec.pub 18 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Exactly. You don't join it for workplace perks, you join it for protection against unfair practices.

You have your fire insurance, your car insurance,life insurance. To me, a union is a work insurance. Always have been unionised and I always will be.

[–] huginn@feddit.it 11 points 4 hours ago

To be fair to my naive past self: it was the first mass layoff at Google, ever.

Based on my friends still there: the vibes are decidedly less trusting all around.

[–] Twoafros@lemmy.world 6 points 5 hours ago

I don't get why anyone from any company would say no. Do libertarians even believe what they say? wouldn't libertarians run companies be happy to take govt subsidies if it was offer to them?

[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

It's part of the flaw in polling. AWU is a pretty substantial minority union (meaning they don't have bargaining rights) and they have unionized retail stores. However, Google is also a massive company

[–] chillinit@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

You're conflating leadership and fans with labor.

[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 6 points 5 hours ago

In terms of Tesla? Not really - Elon Musk is openly anti worker so everyone hired there passes through an anti-union filter. He's also gotten in a lot of trouble for wrongful firings in the past.

A toxic CEO makes a toxic workplace.