• linearchaos@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    How does a contract union even work? Isn’t the whole point of contractors that it’s a less binding temporary position that can be terminated if needed?

    • Captain_Patchy@lemmy.world
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      2 years ago

      How does a contract union even work?

      It works because a company far too transparently pretends that “contractors” aren’t employees. I also helps to prove to be BS when the “company being contracted to” sets the rules of employment and decides who is a suitable “contractor” and who is not.

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    2 years ago

    These fucking companies. We need more unions. I wish I was in a union.

  • Shardikprime@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    I mean here in Argentina, we IT workers push against unions. When we have issues at work, be it salary or whatever, we just leave and jump ship into the next one Most work is remote and beyond junior positions, salaries are good. We don’t even have to worry about compliance with law because most work in IT has to be taxed.

    Negotiations? We do that when the relationship between both parties begins. Firing? Sure go ahead and do it, we don’t give a shit.

    I imagine IT workers in USA have even better salaries and benefits, so this measure makes no dent. Obvious even, given the size of the union, I mean 80 people come on.

    I tell you, this isn’t the news item they are making it out to be