Fat Tony@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 year agoWhat is a worker's union? How does it internally work? How can a union make the affiliated company do stuff to benefit the union(why can"t a company just say: f*ck off to their demands)?message-squaremessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1136arrow-down13
arrow-up1133arrow-down1message-squareWhat is a worker's union? How does it internally work? How can a union make the affiliated company do stuff to benefit the union(why can"t a company just say: f*ck off to their demands)?Fat Tony@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square26fedilink
minus-squareJimmycrackcrack@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up21·1 year agoAlso, a union has members that do the same job but don’t work at that specific company, so in this hypothetical dispute, not only do they lose all their unionised workers already on the pay role, but it’s harder to hire replacements as well.
minus-squaretomcatt360@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up16·1 year agoYes, some unions do that, but not all. Some are company or situation specific.
Also, a union has members that do the same job but don’t work at that specific company, so in this hypothetical dispute, not only do they lose all their unionised workers already on the pay role, but it’s harder to hire replacements as well.
Yes, some unions do that, but not all. Some are company or situation specific.