Fuck me, I either need to join a better union or move to NYC and become a housekeeper.

The statement is true. You have to create your own job.

After unionizing I have noticed that there aren't really many jobs worth applying to. Most jobs advertised are worse than what I already have.

It's not just about the pay. To me it's more about the company "growing up" and acknowledging the need to balance the relationship between management and the qualified personnel, instead of viewing employees as unskilled servants.

The reason I couldn't find a job like that before is pretty clear. We also don't post job openings on the web anymore. First of all we don't have a lot of people quitting, but we also have plenty of qualified union members to choose from when we do have vacancies.

The way I see it, unionization is primarily an upgrade for the company. It's not just access to qualified personnel. It also cuts out a lot of the bullshit conflicts between management and employees, because there are general agreements on a lot more things.

If they want employees to take the company serious, they need to treat their employees seriously.

Throwing pizza parties and threatening low paid unskilled workers with arbitrary management decisions or making random bonuses and shit doesn't achieve anything like this. It's a complete waste of time in comparison to having a proper clear union agreement.

And is there anything particularly unique about the labor environment in NYC?

"Don't unionize, just get a better job."

What an ass statement fitting the appropriate snark reply: "Thanks, I'm fucking cured."

How do we get this for the tech sector? We have all the tools to organize.

Unions can be a problem if it's just another set of bosses who are seeking to profit from the system. So like being in a HOA where you let the dipshit homebodies with nothing better to do get in charge and start fining everyone.

You have to stand up and be involved. It's not easy, but it means that instead of being you against HR by yourself, it's you and all your buddies against HR on your behalf.

In the best case scenario, it provides a way for the company managerment to hear ideas from the employees - because a good company listens. Treat your people right and they will look for ways to make things work better and increase your profits. So it's in your best interest. Treat your employees like shit and that is what you'll get out of them.

This just plays into the myth that there are workers and jobs that don't deserve a living wage and job security.