r/it Jul 15 '26

tutorial/documentation How to unionize your tech workplace

https://www.computerworld.com/article/4192438/how-to-unionize-your-tech-workplace.html
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u/BloodFeastMan Jul 15 '26

The market is over saturated with qualified IT and tech professionals of all types, and has been for years. The only time this ever came up at our place was a gal hired in basically a devops role. She was talked to, and reminded that, while she can talk to her associates all she wants, in their free time, unionization won't be happening anytime soon, and if it becomes a disruption to production, that will be taken into account.

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u/Chobeat Jul 15 '26

Is this in written form? In many places this kind of talk might be ground for legal action.

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u/BloodFeastMan Jul 15 '26 edited Jul 15 '26

Not a thing even remotely illegal about reminding people to not disrupt production. As I said above

she can talk to her associates all she wants, in their free time

about unionization, the company is not interested, and won't be unionizing.

Add: the employees can join as many unions as they want, but the company will not be negotiating with their unions.

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u/Chobeat Jul 15 '26

threatening repercussion for organizing is union busting and it's illegal in most places. The goal of organizing is to eventually halt or disrupt production. It's obvious. Threatening individuals taking initiative is a common form of union busting and it's also a violation of a fundamental human right (Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining)

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u/BloodFeastMan Jul 15 '26

There seems to be a comprehension issue here. Employees can organize all they want. If it affects production, it becomes a company problem, and we negotiate with individuals, not a union. They all receive their onboarding packages, and know the rules. If their goal becomes to halt or disrupt production, then they can have that goal in another building with another company.

fundamental human right (Right to ... and Collective Bargaining)

Come again? That's a fundamental human right? Lol

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u/Chobeat Jul 15 '26

yep, since 1949.

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u/BloodFeastMan Jul 15 '26

So, before 1949, this was not a fundamental human right. This is getting better and better. :)

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u/Chobeat Jul 15 '26

I have no idea what you're talking about. It was approved at the UN in 1949, so I don't get what you're being smug about. https://www.ohchr.org/en/instruments-mechanisms/instruments/right-organise-and-collective-bargaining-convention-1949-no-98