I work in tech. At my previous job, I started organizing a union and got maybe 20 people out of 70 involved in actively planning and being interested. But I left my old job for this one, because I could be paid more with less work. And now there’s a new job on the horizon which promises another 10-20k a year, and again, the call of more money outweighs the urge to improve the current situation. Anyone else ever dealt with this issue?
You’re arguing for really odd behavior here. Should I quit a higher paying job to go work at home depot, just on the off chance I can get a union started there? Why would that make any sense?
The reason higher paying tech jobs don’t typically have unions is because the workers are typically in more demand, and someone leaving the job is punishing for the company. If two or three key people do this, it’s worse for a mid sized company than a strike.
If all the higher paid people at my job quit, it would improve conditions for the rest. Quitting and labor organizing are both ways to put pressure on a company.