It’s a dark time to be a tech worker right now::Nearly 300,000 tech employees have been laid off since last year, data shows.

  • Jimmyeatsausage@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    “It’s a good time to unionize tech workers right now…”

    Best time to form a union was yesterday. Next best is today.

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      10 months ago

      I remember seeing articles on habr about unionization and that it is better done now when it is eazy.

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        10 months ago

        Is it easy? Tech salaries have crazy potential, I’m not sure I’d be willing to trade job security for the limitations on that potential that a collective agreement might impose. It’d still be a tough sell.

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          10 months ago

          Is it easy?

          Relative to possible future? Sure.

          the limitations on that potential that a collective agreement might impose.

          I’m trying to imagine it… Trying to imagine “and salary shall not be more than xxx$/hr” in collective agreement. Sorry, I can’t.

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              10 months ago

              I wanted to say whatever “оклад” from russian labour laws translates to. Amount of money that will be paid no matter what.