Would you rather unionize or buy some videogames?

Delta of all companies

Ah, the anti union tactic of assuming your employees are dumb losers.

I mean that seems like it would be pretty effective.
- Looking at the political situation in the US and many other places, that unfortunately seems to be a winning strategy.
Honestly, I read it as kind of similar to Putin's "outlandish lying on purpose to show dominance" strategy.
They are to someone's face telling them that they're so dumb that they think living wages aren't as important as being able to buy a new game system and play their stupid games while they shovel burgers into their fat working-class faces. It's negging as a way of emphasizing that they'll never be capable or organized enough to play at the big people's table, so go play your games, loser.
That's how I read it. Maybe they think the people seeing this poster are dumb enough that they'll think "You know, he's right, I do want a new game system." But I feel like it's a deliberate insult to remind the underlings of their place. That's how I read it.

My union dues are 1.5%.

But, my union:

Makes sure I don’t have to take my work home with me.

Says when it’s ok to be contacted by work at home.

Got us a nice pay raise that more than covers any dues.

Makes sure any training events are monitored, correctly administered and can’t be used to get rid of employees.

Provides additional insurance that make up for shortfalls in employer coverage - particularly disability.

Substance abuse and mental health help so that you can get help and not lose your job.

And plenty more.

All of it worth more to the entire group than any pain from the dues I pay. Love being in a union shop, worth it even with the few downsides.

lucky. my union reps are in the pocket of management and don't do shit for us.
- I have sadly heard this about many unions from the workers at Kroger and the Metro in Houston, TX particularly.
- My school bus driver union (Teamsters) are not in anybody's pocket but they still don't do much for us. They did go to bat for our shop steward who was pulled over for DUI and blew a .32 and then was at work driving a bus full of kids three hours later. She was eventually fired but it took more than two weeks for the situation to be resolved. I'm very pro-union but the shit is not a panacea by any means.
- I’ve worked somewhere like that. Someone was having a disciplinary and the rep sat on the same side of the table as management.
- That does suck, and I have never been with a union where that isn’t a possibility. That’s one of the downsides whether or not they’re management's tools. Top leadership tends to take care of itself first.

I've got a proper union gig for the first time. I love it! Good benefits, decent pay. But the best part is having a union rep in your corner. I recently had a disagreement with management, took it to my rep, and viola! A reasonable result was achieved with a minimum of fuss. Was like a breath of fresh air. Everyone should unionize!!!!

Not that I was ever anti-union, but rather I work in an industry that has none. After coming back to work after a layoff, the daily grind has been an exercise in constant, agonizing, anxiety, as I have now experienced the horror of free-fall into an society with no safety net. I have seen the light. Having some additional insurance would feel really amazing right now.
- What additional insurance does being non union offer? I've never had better insurance.

Unionize and then you can buy more games.

AND have more time to play them!!!!

my union dues are $60 a paycheck

but the price is worth it when my boss has to abide by my job description and has to pay me for overtime.

i recently told the deputy IT director that what they asked for was not in my job description and that she should familiarize herself with it. I could tell by her reaction, the union is strong and having an understanding of what it's there for is powerful against a bad boss

I had no idea unions charged the members for membership! Guess it makes sense, who the fuck else is going to reliably support/fund unions
- Unions (in the UK at least) often provide financial support for striking workers so the money needs to come from somewhere.
- Public employee unions allow people to opt out of dues. Up until a relatively recent SCOTUS decision (Janus), they still had to pay partial dues to cover things like collective bargaining since they are still part of the same bloc as the union employees.
  But some conservative morons whined about it being against their beliefs to have to give money to a union or some bullshit (despite their partial dues literally being separated from anything politically-related. It's just for the things they continue to benefit from), and it went to the Supreme Court.
  They want to kill (public) unions altogether, and cutting off those partial dues means less money for collective bargaining, etc. So of course they ruled against the unions.
  So they can opt out completely now.

My last employee orientation really didn't like me saying to the group of 10 or so "anti-union speeches should be just as illegal as insinuating we aren't allowed to discuss wages"

And also I have called a new employee a fucking idiot for saying "guys we aren't supposed to talk about wages" when the topic came up one day and "I'm gonna get a manager" when the discussion continued.

Yeah I've been told by quite a few jobs not to discuss pay rise offers. I've always said "yeah sure" and then completely ignored them the moment I left the office.
If they hadn't said anything at all I would have just assumed that everyone was getting the same offer the fact that they told me not to discuss it meant they were probably screwing us over. Best to find out about that.

You pay 700 $ for the Union but get yearly pay raises and work benefits. For most people the benefits give you immidiatly more money than it takes.

I live in a country where over 90% of people work in an unionized environment.

Remember, if a company had nothing to loose then they wouldn't be so desperate for you to stay out of the Union.

Also, since when was your employer so concerned about your spending habits? They never send out company wide messages to dissuade you from buying a timeshare or investing in NFTs. But suddenly they think you would be wasting your money on a silly thing like a Union.

Them: "You could save $700 without a union membership" Me: "You could pay me $700 more a year to keep me out of union" cue the pearl clutching
- Would definitely cost more if it were me... Much more benefit than $700 in health insurance alone.
If you think they'll just roll over and let employees join a union, you have a screw loose. Take a bet on that and you'll lose.

Unions always have paid there way for me by better pay and conditions. Also, in Australia Union fees are tax deductible.

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Still blows my mind that people confuse they're, their, and there (along with your and you're).
I have a learning disability, yet I figured this out 20 years ago; why hasn't anyone else? I just don't get it. Sorry for being a dick but it is beyond frustrating that people are still fucking this up somehow.
- You are welcome to politely correct someone
  Don't be a jerk about it. This is victim blame.
- For some people english is there 3rd or 4th language. Their can be a mistake here and they're.
- Sorry for being a dick but it
  Just stop then.
  Between people on the internets lack of good grammar and common courtesy, the first one is a far smaller problem in my eyes.

I'm a public employee in a union and we get these types of anti-union propaganda mailed to us from the creeps at the Freedom Foundation.

Save money and celebrate your rights! Public employees save an average of $900!

There's an "I want to leave the union" postcard filled out and attached, addressed to my union leaders.

That one was St. Patrick's Day themed.

Not posting an image because it has all my personal details already filled out

I used to get the same mailings. They send me a card to opt out of the union but nobody ever sends a card to opt out of those mailings.
Someone should do this for members of the Fraternal Order of Police.
And it's already St. Patrick's Day-themed!
it has all my personal details already filled out
How in the everlasting dystopian fuck can those absolute thundercunts even do that.
- I'm a public employee, so my name is a public record. I own a home, so my address is a public record.
  I'm not sure how they know which union I'm a member of, though. There's at least 3 on campus.

There are three chemical plants in my city who make similar products where I could work. Two of them pay half of what I make per hour.

Guess which plant has a union?

Living in Europe means it was my boss who helped me get into a union for my first job. Unions are important.

That can't possibly be a real sign.

And if it is, it can't possibly have worked.

It's real, but it went viral and they got a ton of backlash online for it a few years ago.
- Well they did ask for it and rightfully so lol
That can't possibly be a real sign.
It was one of several.

If only people were taught that unions raise members wages.

Not necessarily
Unions can also take advantage of desperate people

I pay 35€ every 3 months, so 4x35 per year

I would rather pass laws that protect the worker thus negating any need for unions and their extra fees.

The only reason any of those laws exist is because of unions, and more specifically, because union members physically fought for them.
Laws are great when everyone agrees to respect them. When that respect falters — gestures widely — it’s time to fight.
- Also OSHA
That would be nice, but the government is controlled by the same people who don't want you to unionize, so good luck.
Besides unionized wages are higher, so those "fees" are more of an investment, with much higher returns than you'd typically get for investing only $700/year.
That's not how this works. Pretty much all labour protections have been fought for by unions. Without unions none of those would exist.
Unions would be useful even then, and if american history over the past decades is any indication, strong unions might be necessary to keep those laws too, lest capital use it's influence to erode them without an organized force to counter it.
- I don’t think strong unions, like they were, are a thing anymore, this is why rights or benefits are being reduced…generally speaking, world over.
I live in Denmark, a country known for its great worker protection laws, and that is only because of the unions. I pay roughly 1000$ p.a and let me tell you one thing, that is the single greatest money I’ve ever spent. It is sort of a safetynet above the government one plus a lot of other things. Worker protection laws are great, but they won’t happen without your unions fighting for them.
Laws dont work when nobody enforces them

sighs in sad Brazilian unions

For context, we have unions, but many of them have been co-opted by politicians or their flunkies.

would you rather have infinite video games and no union or no video games and no video games?

Explain how

Money can be exchanged for ~~games as a service~~ goods and services
- I wish I had no kids and three money.

Wait, I remember this in Henry V, France sends Henry V of England tennis balls You don't want to take back continental English soil. You want to play sports at home!

The gift was not well received.

I remember this bit when Putin gave Trump a football, a gesture that Trump did not fully understand.

No time to play video games (or any), but already unionized.

"In the amount of time it takes to vote, you could play three games of pool. Three! Now dat's fresh."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0OwIMsQ4_4

You also can deduct them from income come tax time :)

In Germany there are unions that have it so if you join them the company pays you more. Even though the union already has a fair payment contract in place.