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[โ€“] fraksken@infosec.pub 24 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Exactly. You don't join it for workplace perks, you join it for protection against unfair practices.

You have your fire insurance, your car insurance,life insurance. To me, a union is a work insurance. Always have been unionised and I always will be.

[โ€“] huginn@feddit.it 15 points 1 month ago

To be fair to my naive past self: it was the first mass layoff at Google, ever.

Based on my friends still there: the vibes are decidedly less trusting all around.