James M Branum יעקב מתתיהו ☮

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/03/business/video-game-workers-microsoft-union.html

Good move by #Microsoft to accept the #Union election. I wish #Amazon, #Starbucks, #TraderJoes, etc would see the wisdom of working with the union.

Excerpt: . . . Microsoft issued a statement recognizing the outcome.

“We look forward to engaging in good faith negotiations as we work towards a collective bargaining agreement,” the company said. Microsoft has no other unionized workers.

#CWA #CommunicationWorkersOfAmerica

Video Game Workers Get a Union Foothold at Microsoft

The outcome, involving about 300 employees, is one of organized labor’s biggest victories at a major U.S. tech company.

Jan 4, 2023 at 7:40pmWeb
Show threadNot a doctorJan 5, 2023
@jmb That's because like most #BigTech #Corporations, #Microsoft has a #Caste system of FTEs and contractors. The contractors all work for #Supplier companies and the other contractors they interact with daily work for different ones. And #Employees have it better than the contractors, so they've no incentive to #Unionize