It’s exactly the people in less privileged positions whose standards matter the most. I live week to week, I’ve been homeless, I’m not remotely well-off, but the job market right now needs labor enough that my standards and decisions matter. And there’s enough roughly equivalent available employment to make that happen.
Personally, I got a new job on the first of the year and quit on the spot.
I take it you’re solo and able to make those sacrifices but others may have family to support or not be in good enough health to be homeless, or be in a marginalized group where being homeless is flat out dangerous. Were you on the streets or did you have a car or friends and family to crash at? I agree it’s important to respect your standards and not let companies take advantage of you, but some people cannot go without a job due to responsibility, health, or safety and in those cases unionization is an important tool to be able to exercise your power as a worker without having to deal with quitting.
It’s exactly the people in less privileged positions whose standards matter the most. I live week to week, I’ve been homeless, I’m not remotely well-off, but the job market right now needs labor enough that my standards and decisions matter. And there’s enough roughly equivalent available employment to make that happen.
Personally, I got a new job on the first of the year and quit on the spot.
I take it you’re solo and able to make those sacrifices but others may have family to support or not be in good enough health to be homeless, or be in a marginalized group where being homeless is flat out dangerous. Were you on the streets or did you have a car or friends and family to crash at? I agree it’s important to respect your standards and not let companies take advantage of you, but some people cannot go without a job due to responsibility, health, or safety and in those cases unionization is an important tool to be able to exercise your power as a worker without having to deal with quitting.