We've seen various workplaces unionise (Some Starbucks stores, Amazon in some warehouses etc). What have they achieved so far? I ask because the core things that would attract me to a union (higher pay, perks, better conditions etc) and the kind of things the unions were selling themselves on (more diverse workforces, ethical statements by corporations) had very little overlap...
To be clear: I think people have a right to unionise and to push for what they want. I am just interested in what they want and how effective the process is at getting it...
Edit: It seems like there has been no actual progress yet:
> Workers won breakthrough union victories at Starbucks in December 2021, and the next year saw several other organizing victories. REI workers had a successful union vote in March 2022, Amazon in April, Apple in June, Trader Joe’s in July and Chipotle in August, but none of those companies have reached a first contract.
This is sort of what I thought would happen: people thought a union meant they'd get what they wanted. But unions can only get you what they have the power to force employers to give up. And when you only unionise one store that is basically nothing...
To be clear: I think people have a right to unionise and to push for what they want. I am just interested in what they want and how effective the process is at getting it...
Edit: It seems like there has been no actual progress yet:
> Workers won breakthrough union victories at Starbucks in December 2021, and the next year saw several other organizing victories. REI workers had a successful union vote in March 2022, Amazon in April, Apple in June, Trader Joe’s in July and Chipotle in August, but none of those companies have reached a first contract.
This is sort of what I thought would happen: people thought a union meant they'd get what they wanted. But unions can only get you what they have the power to force employers to give up. And when you only unionise one store that is basically nothing...