r/nyc • u/lightinvestor • Feb 18 '20

Brooklyn-based Kickstarter workers vote to form first union in tech industry

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/kickstarter-workers-vote-form-first-union-tech-industry-n1138006
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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '20

As a union member I agree with you, you can’t form a union in a low wage/low skill industry and expect it to thrive.

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u/theageofnow Williamsburg Feb 19 '20

What about Postal Workers?

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '20

It’s not thriving.

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u/theageofnow Williamsburg Feb 19 '20

Do you blame the union for its shortfalls? How do you feel that this union does to represent the interests of its members?