Yeah, it's like a married woman in the 19th century would like to speak with a lawyer about her rights, and her husband forbids it, and people comment "oh, but is he really so bad? Why does she need a lawyer anyway?"
Employees are in a vulnerable position. It makes sense for them to join together and jointly hire lawyers and professional negotiators.
A company that forbids you from joining a union is abusive.
I've been in a union and it was super helpful.
Your start-up team wouldn't sign an agreement with a VC without consulting an attorney. Why should your employees sign an employment contract without getting outside advice and help?
> Your start-up team wouldn't sign an agreement with a VC without consulting an attorney. Why should your employees sign an employment contract without getting outside advice and help?
kirsebaer|6 years ago
Employees are in a vulnerable position. It makes sense for them to join together and jointly hire lawyers and professional negotiators.
A company that forbids you from joining a union is abusive.
I've been in a union and it was super helpful.
Your start-up team wouldn't sign an agreement with a VC without consulting an attorney. Why should your employees sign an employment contract without getting outside advice and help?
croh|6 years ago
This is really good point.
colejohnson66|6 years ago
Another anecdote: I’ve been in an unions and it did nothing for us. We were still working minimum wage.