• archiduc@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    I joined a union, but aside for legal help, they’re probably not ever gonna be of other help in my case. I work for a big international company (~5000 worldwide) and there’s only about 10 of us in the uk. Collective bargaining is going to get us nothing but fired. That’s assuming I can convince my 9 colleagues to do so, which is less than likely. In general I think it’s tough to get anything out of a union in international companies.

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      8 months ago

      Yes, they’re far from perfect, but I think it’s the only way to start something that matters

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        8 months ago

        Also the other user seems to be in the UK which I believe already has stronger worker protections and better access to healthcare than the US; two major things a union in America would push for.

    • Crack0n7uesday@lemmy.world
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      8 months ago

      Depends what you do at your international company, because they can’t really move anything like production or operations very easily and still expect tax benefits, but if they can move your job overseas where the cost of living is considerably less so employees make less money, they’ll do it in an instant whether your in a union or not.