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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.

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[–] [email protected] 93 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"It's a good time to unionize tech workers right now..."

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

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Salaries != Wages. Found the dev who needs a union lol

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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