Kickstarter doubles down on its anti-union stance
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Kickstarter doubles down on its anti-union stance
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Re: Kickstarter doubles down on its anti-union stance
#2Pro or con of the union idea, I hope get they nailed for firing those two organizers. Firing someone and claiming poor performance makes me not want to support them anymore. I won't give them a cent.
Re: Kickstarter doubles down on its anti-union stance
#3Just as I was about to back Jeri Ellsworths project :(
Damn you conscious!
Re: Kickstarter doubles down on its anti-union stance
#4Are there any fields similar to software development where there are unions? And if so how is that actually working?
Re: Kickstarter doubles down on its anti-union stance
#5Current Affairs can be a fun read (Nathan Robinson, who is an extremely weird dude, writes long-long-long-form takedowns of right-wing figures). But it's also an outlet with a very clear political perspective ("workers should own the means of production" would be a reasonable first approximation; "Elizabeth Warren is dangerously conservative" is an illustrative claim), so bear that in mind as you read.
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#6Are there any fields similar to software development where there are unions? And if so how is that actually working?
Most of the professions have professional associations, which serve some but not all of the the purposes of a shop floor union.
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#7When it comes down to brass tacks, after all the bluster and maneuvering, the last button to push for greedy corporations is the frickin lawyers - - I hope the NLRB crushes them . . .
Re: Kickstarter doubles down on its anti-union stance
#8Are there any fields similar to software development where there are unions? And if so how is that actually working?
Most of the motion picture and television world, which is also responsible for producing digital content, and also has wide disparities in talent between people with similar titles, is unionized.
Re: Kickstarter doubles down on its anti-union stance
#9Current Affairs can be a fun read (Nathan Robinson, who is an extremely weird dude, writes long-long-long-form takedowns of right-wing figures). But it's also an outlet with a very clear political perspective ("workers should own the means of production" would be a reasonable first approximation; "Elizabeth Warren is dangerously conservative" is an illustrative claim), so bear that in mind as you read.
The author even writes "As a left publication," which makes their stance incredibly clear. It's not hidden by them at all.
Re: Kickstarter doubles down on its anti-union stance
#10Current Affairs can be a fun read (Nathan Robinson, who is an extremely weird dude, writes long-long-long-form takedowns of right-wing figures). But it's also an outlet with a very clear political perspective ("workers should own the means of production" would be a reasonable first approximation; "Elizabeth Warren is dangerously conservative" is an illustrative claim), so bear that in mind as you read.
The author even writes "As a left publication," which makes their stance incredibly clear. It's not hidden by them at all.
I wouldn't want to have suggested that Robinson is unclear about this, and I think even a glance at the front page of Current Affairs makes it clear.