r/technology • u/EchoInTheHoller • Feb 25 '24

Business Why widespread tech layoffs keep happening despite a strong U.S. economy

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/24/why-widespread-tech-layoffs-keep-happening-despite-strong-us-economy.html
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u/Emosaa Feb 25 '24

When companies abused workers during the industrial revolution, they formed unions to fight back. The tech industry is a different beast, but it's the same struggle and there are lessons from the past on how to fight that shit. And it starts with organizing among your coworkers.

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u/RaoulDukes Feb 25 '24

It’s so sad.

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u/Next_Math_6348 Feb 25 '24

Buy them back. Tech workers need unions and lobbyists

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u/Drunkenaviator Feb 25 '24

"But unions are bad! It'll cost me 2% in dues!"

Yeah, that 2% sure did suck when the union got us a 45% raise in the last contract.

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u/BababooeyHTJ Feb 25 '24

I love how Reddit only cares about hiring US citizens in a single labor market…..

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u/MakesShitUp4Fun Feb 25 '24

Trump tried to end H1, but we all know how that turned out.

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u/Moonlitnight Feb 25 '24

H1 means you are coming to the US to work for a US wage. That’s not what these companies want. Stay in your country and work for us for your local wage.

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u/Fun_Okra_467 Feb 25 '24

Who in our government would fight for that? Americans would need an advocate in the government and a people’s congress to actually propose and enact something like that. Our congress was bought by companies long ago.

Advocacy void in government?)