• ThePac@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    Which is a totally acceptable point of view. He’s even said he won’t make any moves to stop them from unionizing.

    Now, whether you believe him or not is up to you, but I don’t think anything he’s said on the topic is ethically wrong.

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      1 year ago

      I’m a union organizer in an adjacent industry (video games). This is a very common anti-union talking point amongst bosses and managers that want to look progressive. The underlying message is “I’m ok with unions, but not here”.

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      1 year ago

      With respect, I would disagree. Taking it personally is a problem. Expecting everyone else to ‘just trust me bro’ is a problem. Look at it another way- ‘if my staff unionize and anything needs to change then I’ve already failed as a boss’

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        1 year ago

        This seems like a weird interpretation, at least based on the paraphrasing above. There’s no implicit anti union sentiment, it’s just acknowledging he has an obligation to be a good steward for his employees?

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      It’s wrong in the sense that he apparently believes that he is able to provide everything that a union does, which is hilarious.

      A union has hundreds or thousands of specialist employees working full time for the members, and this guy is like: “yeah I can do that while also managing my company”.

      At best he is saying “I’m willing to pay people to shut the fuck up.”

      In reality he probably doesn’t even have a clue about what a union is about.