Like I have said above, its all basic economics - supply and demand. Its easy to pay more for temp workers with no benefits you can drop at any point vs employees with benefits that it may be harder to scale back as demand wanes. This is market pressure or “the invisible hand” as described by Adam Smith
Things like a massive influx of workers create an oversupply of workers and wages decline (or like the strike cut the supply of workers and increased the wages in the area).
This from Union Busting 101?
Happy to pay more if it means the wonderful people who create this game get the benefits.
I suppose workers @ blizz should sit on their hands while we all wait 2-3 years for the $5 sub hike for exec level distro. Suits need another solid gold pool or $20 million annual bonus.
Come on dude.
Fun fact: market pressure also creates a demand for higher wages. The company is less likely to retain their own talent when that talent leaves and finds a better deal in another company.
When workers unionize, when their wages increase, it’s the same exact market that is working as intended.
If it means employees are treated like people and have fair workers rights, yes. I’ve always said if Amazon had a “press this and your delivery driver won’t have to pee in a bottle but you’ll get your package a day later” button, I’d use it.
Pick your day of what you want it to be delivered then
Glad they are protected now. As long as the Union keeps their workers in mind, instead of Union dues. I like to hope this means the retributive and abusive workforce conditions won’t happen ever again, but this should of happened close to 14 years ago.
Fact is, I’m always going to have a soft spot for all of the temp employees from work-groups like Volt who usually paid the highest prices to commute, were highly over-worked, and were often paid the least for their work.
They more than any other groups needed this. Better late than never though.
The point is the worker should be protected to begin with. If it’s not feasible to maintain a quality standard while also maintaining the health and safety of the employees and not violating their rights, that quality standard needs to be re evaluated.
Bobby just needs to stop taking 15million paychecks for his yacht upgrades and we can have both unions, cheaper subs, and larger patch updates all at the same time.
Let’s be real, if you were in his postion, you’d take the 15 million without thinking twice.
His networth is like 8 Billion. If I had a networth of 8 Billion no I wouldn’t feel a need to take another 15m monthly paycheck, I would most certainty rather see it reinvested in the game and help my employees have good work environments with good pay.
Not me. I’d take that cash. You’re a much better person than me…
I dont see the point of adding on more money when you’re already ridiculously disgustingly rich
Also, I’m not sure that’s how it works. If he doesn’t accept the 15 million will it go back in the game or go to pay higher wages to the employees?
What if he took that 15 million and donated it?
All the above, take the 15m and give each employee in the entire company a 20-100k bonus and still have plenty left to spare
I’d do just about anything for a 100k bonus.
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Or a 20k bonus.
As someone who has a union job, it changes nothing except the union just takes more money out of your paycheck.
To sum up having a union, its like voting every 4 years for a new president or in this case a new contract w/e it expires. Its full of BS and fake promises, the amount of slander on both sides is nauseating.
Best of luck to them. I was in a union when working for Los Angeles County three decades ago. It was required to work for the county. The union didn’t care about the employees. They just cared about making more money to run the union.
This is what so many people don’t understand–the huge dividends going to shareholders are what would take the hit. If the shareholders find making less profit (while still making profit) on their stock (provided they bought the dip) then they can sell and there will be a buyer waiting.
Kudos to you, Gallows, for understanding some very basic economics, finance, and accounting; it’s more than most people understand of the world.
have you not looked at the prices of food? gas? there is literally gas stations retro-fiting to handle 2 digit prices in preparation for $10 gas…
Minimum wage in Indiana is still $7.25 but you won’t find a job below $12-15 anymore due to demand
every fast food place I have seen in my area the prices have went up a lot and the wait times are no longer worth getting fast food… because you can go to a local place and get better quality food faster… (I can call up a local pizza place have it ready for me in 25 minutes walk in and out while if I go to McDonalds / burger king / wendy’s and I will wait 30 minutes in the drive thru because they only have 2 employee’s picking their noses saying they are not being paid enough… i am not saying people in fast food cna;t be worth 15$ a hour AND MORE as i remember working retail and being told by my boss I was worth more then any 2 employees they had but corporate won’t give me a raise so I quit a little bit later… but most workers you will get ESPECIALLY after covid scare are not worth that because their productivity is CRAP and they drag their feet and i know some of this owning a small business… paying employees the amount they demand is less of a issue then employing employee’s actually worth what they are demanding and it’s not a TRAINING issue… it’s a lazy person issue