Tech Firms Oppose Union Organizing 715
cedarhillbilly passes along a piece from TheHill.com on the chilly reception that tech firms and lobbying groups are giving to a bill promoting union formation, which has a chance of passing in a more strongly Democratic congress and with a Democratic president. "Up to now, large tech groups have been on the sidelines in what is likely to be one of the roughest fights in Congress next year. A few, however, are preparing to weigh in. That makes other tech lobbyists nervous that, by doing so, the industry could sacrifice relatively good relationships with Democrats and, therefore, jeopardize some of their other legislative priorities."
UAW (Score:2, Funny)
Unions worked so well for factories and the car industry, why not extend them to a completely different TYPE of work, 60 years later in a completely different economic landscape? DUH.
Unions = FAIL.
Re:As a forced union member... (Score:5, Funny)
I know a badly run company. Companies are evil.
Re:Is it 1988 again? (Score:5, Funny)
"I don't know but I suspect it has something to do with believing that each of you is more capable and special than anyone else. "
I don't know about the rest of you fuckers, but _I'M_ a unique and special snowflake, indispensible to my workplace.
Has anyone seen my stapler?
Re:heh (Score:3, Funny)
One of the most ridiculous things that I have ever seen was the UFCW paying people minimum wage to picket a non-union store that was paying a higher starting wage than the union store.
Of course they paid them minimum wage. Do you know how much it would have cost for them to hire union labor to picket the store?!?