Mass layoffs, AI anxiety, and corporate surveillance have heightened interest in unions among IT professionals. Organizers who've been through it explain how to get started — and what to expect.
  • stink@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
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    4 days ago

    Tech moved from a very tight labor market in 2022 (1.85% unemployment rate) to a noticeably weaker one in 2024–2026 (3.49%),” although that’s still better than the national unemployment rate of 4.36% through May of this year"

    I really think it’s closer to 20% and they’re either fudging the numbers or people doing doordash / instacart after getting laid off is making it look better than it is.

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP
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      3 days ago

      yeah there are a lot of ways these stats get cooked, like they’ll count jobs that don’t pay a living wage, and then not count people who gave up and stopped applying, etc.

  • Waterpumpee@lemmus.orgEnglish
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    3 days ago

    With US Unions being that strong its dumb to not join one. My country dictates which union you may join and the negotiated wages are laughable. It’s just for show. Last time a train union tried to strike, government TV started to discuss if the union boss should be jailed. However small niche unions are very successfull because paying members have a common goal. Hard to align a software dev with a cashier’s goals…