Some tech workers questioned whether UPS drivers deserved high pay — others jumped in to note the importance of the jobs and harsh working conditions.

cross-posted from: https://yiffit.net/post/1029567

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/2936916

Tech workers react to UPS drivers landing a $170,000 a year package with a mixture of anger and admiration::Some tech workers questioned whether UPS drivers deserved high pay — others jumped in to note the importance of the jobs and harsh working conditions.

  • CaptThax@kbin.social
    13·
    11 months ago

    So I am in a “Right to Work” State and I have thought about this for a minute now… Given the support is there, how hard is it to start a union in a particular field/industry in a city? I have been in Tech and IT for the last +10 years and I while I havent met too many Union Deniers, no one seems to know why there is no Tech Unions out here. Is there a place I could reach out for guidance?

    • mohKohn@kbin.social
      1·
      11 months ago

      I would check in with another local Union. UC grad students are organized under UAW, which was nominally united auto workers.

      • Froyn@kbin.social
        4·
        11 months ago

        You have the “Right to Work” for an employer without the burden of paying Union Dues if they’re a Union Shop. “Right to Work” sounds good to anyone who hasn’t read what it means. It’s a State-level union busting tactic to diminish unions by depriving dues.