Thread regarding Intel Corp. layoffs

Would a labor union make intel beter or worse?

Since it is the day we celebrate labor in the us I am curious if you think some form of worker collective would be a crippling blow to innovation and productivity by creating another layer of bueracracy. Or could it be positive by enabling some who today fear speaking up against their bosses for fear of the L4? And would management be more or less inclined to engage in a partnership and listento workers opinions?

Personally i have mixed feelings. Ten years ago I felt it was safe, even rewarded, to raise pointed questions even if unpopular. Today, rightly or wrongly, I am much more circumspect, polite and deferential. I almost feel japaneese. Instead of WTF, are you insane or drunk i say, its a difficult idea to execute but if you feel this is the only answer .....

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Regarding the following:

"Only incompetent and lazy employees will join a union"

This is not true. If you know anything at all about the history of labor unions, you know that they came about because workers wanted fairness at work - period.

What you said may be your opinion, and it is clearly uninformed, but it is only your opinion.

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Post ID: @1lio+JeeeM6A

Only incompetent and lazy employees will join a union but then again Intel has lots of those lol.

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Post ID: @1zfs+JeeeM6A

Let me finish this sentence for you:

i say, its a difficult idea to execute but if you feel this is the only answer .....I'll bend over.

That's pretty much what employees are doing for fear of losing their jobs at the 'new Intel'.

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Post ID: @1pwd+JeeeM6A

@zvt gets it. Unionizing accelerates job transfers thanks to globalization.

Also, it's not the 1800's anymore. Laws protect workers. Unions have long since outlived their usefulness.

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Post ID: @1kdw+JeeeM6A

Better

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Post ID: @1nvb+JeeeM6A

Unions worked best in a closed, 'employers have no choice' world. Not when you can offshore, outsource and contract out so much.

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Post ID: @zvt+JeeeM6A

Existence proof suggests it would fail since it does not exist in the tech industry.

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