Tech workers react to UPS drivers landing a $170,000 a year package with a mixture of anger and admiration (www.businessinsider.com)

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Tech workers react to UPS drivers landing a $170,000 a year package with a mixture of anger and admiration::Some tech workers questioned whether UPS drivers deserved high pay — others jumped in to note the importance of the jobs and harsh working conditions.

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[-] Necronomicommunist@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I think all workers deserve a union that gets them all they can get. The problem is that unions are the workers. Organising labour has been a struggle for decades. I just hope hearing about things like this invites others to take note and organise their workplace too.

[-] lencioni@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago

There's a book coming out very soon on this subject that sounds pretty interesting: https://abookapart.com/products/you-deserve-a-tech-union

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