Bofferbrauer2 said:
That's the image corporations want people to have on unions. It's working well it seems. Nevermind that in the US the membership money you pay (in general arounf $700 a year) also in general gives you a full healthcare plan for much cheaper than you could ever get it though other means. One major problem in the US is however that since Reagan took office unions have lost much of their power to do anything effective. In other countries unions are much more powerful and as a result can get results much easier and much more effectively than in the US, where agreements with unions tend to be non-binding or only for the members of the union and not all the employees. For the record, I have a union membership here in Luxembourg. I pay a grand total of 0.25€ per month in membership fees, so 4€ a year. |
Maybe in some countries they needed I guess. Here in Australia most unions have lost their way of what the core function is and become all about collecting membership money for the guys running them. When it comes to negotiate they don't even know the laws that are applicable or bail on you when the negotiations are getting tough. They think they can just tell people to strike and think there will be no consequences lol. There are formal laws which they have to follow for a strike to happen. Some unions just sign up members they have no power to represent so they can get their money from them lol.
You can't just join any union, it has to be one that is relevant to the industry you are in. As far as I am aware I don't even think the video game industry has a union in America or maybe it is new and still trying to grow members.
