cross-posted from: https://yiffit.net/post/1029567
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/2936916
Tech workers react to UPS drivers landing a $170,000 a year package with a mixture of anger and admiration::Some tech workers questioned whether UPS drivers deserved high pay — others jumped in to note the importance of the jobs and harsh working conditions.
So I am in a “Right to Work” State and I have thought about this for a minute now… Given the support is there, how hard is it to start a union in a particular field/industry in a city? I have been in Tech and IT for the last +10 years and I while I havent met too many Union Deniers, no one seems to know why there is no Tech Unions out here. Is there a place I could reach out for guidance?
Unions are bad for job hopping, which is the current method for the dev side. They get good pay and benefits, and generally get stock as part of compensation. The stock is anathema to US Unions which operate in a hostile manner to the companies. The stock is also how a lot of devs have had very good paydays. A software dev union probably looks more like a guild.
On the running cables side of IT, unions do exist. Especially on the ISP side. The IBEW appears to actually help their members more so than say UAW, so if you are doing this work, they might be able to help you unionize if you want that.
What is a right to work state?
You have the “Right to Work” for an employer without the burden of paying Union Dues if they’re a Union Shop. “Right to Work” sounds good to anyone who hasn’t read what it means. It’s a State-level union busting tactic to diminish unions by depriving dues.
Thanks
I would check in with another local Union. UC grad students are organized under UAW, which was nominally united auto workers.