(Reuters) -Wells Fargo employees at its Albuquerque, New Mexico branch voted to join a union on Wednesday, opening up a new frontier in the labor campaign against corporate America. Wells Fargo employees voted 5 to 3 in favor of joining the Communications Workers of America's Wells Fargo Workers United (WFWU), the union said. The vote stands "as a testament to workers in the financial services industry who know we need a collective voice to improve the industry we are integral to," said Sabrina Perez, a Senior Premier Banker at Wells Fargo's Albuquerque branch.
No… leadership roles, managers, r&d, finance, process engineers, contractors etc. If they have any say in how a company will operate, they cant join a union.
Developers have great mobility, yes, but barring a few “key” employees, we’re all pretty replaceable.
Wouldn’t it be awesome if, instead of having to change jobs every 2 - 3 years to get a decent raise, the union just negotiated raises across the board for everyone?
Then imagine the bargaining power we’d wield if we had large and strong union. If you lack imagination, consider the example of what the power of collective action achieved during the recent upheaval at Open AI. We prefer being deluded by the fact that we’re getting a better deal than many others, but it’s only as much as corporations can get away with while having us work for them and not put up a lot of fuss.
Everyone should unionize.
It’s the only way I’m aware of to turn this shit into an actual democracy without replacing the economic system.
What does it mean to be an actual democracy to you? I’m genuinely curious
The short answer is employee owned cooperatives. Every employee has voting power.
Democracy in the parts of life close to you, such as at your job.
People who make business impacting decisions cant unionize.
What do you mean? Shareholders?
No… leadership roles, managers, r&d, finance, process engineers, contractors etc. If they have any say in how a company will operate, they cant join a union.
As a process engineer in a union steel mill, can confirm
I’m not sure, highly in demand professions like software developer already have a good amount of bargaining power with employers
Developers have great mobility, yes, but barring a few “key” employees, we’re all pretty replaceable.
Wouldn’t it be awesome if, instead of having to change jobs every 2 - 3 years to get a decent raise, the union just negotiated raises across the board for everyone?
So what? Developers can find a new job. I just moved through a few companies and accepted better offers every time
lol, individual bargaining pales in comparison, is more unequal, and is much more easily weaseled around
No we don’t. A select few might but that’s probably true for any profession.
Then imagine the bargaining power we’d wield if we had large and strong union. If you lack imagination, consider the example of what the power of collective action achieved during the recent upheaval at Open AI. We prefer being deluded by the fact that we’re getting a better deal than many others, but it’s only as much as corporations can get away with while having us work for them and not put up a lot of fuss.