[NYT] says the workers, who are mostly engineers, are already among the highest paid at the company, earning an average salary of $190,000—$40,000 more than journalists in the Times Guild
Why are they striking? 190k is on the higher end even by Silicon Valley standards. (And 40k more than journalists??)
You hear this a lot in nursing too when people talk about how nursing assistants should make more. “But that’s what I make and I have more education and am responsible for more!” Correct, your pay should rise as well.
And the solution to this is always to raise minimum wage, because skilled labor pay must be higher than unskilled labor pay. If minimum wage goes up, other wages must also go up in order to attract and keep workers in more demanding jobs. Raising minimum wage fixes wages across the board.
An argument against this is that far more people in that organization are far more deserving of more money than the engineers fucking with the Wordle frontend for 200k/yr. What about the other people? These people aren’t the ones who are being oppressed.
The [tech] guild says it has been fighting for a contract to secure better wages, hours, benefits and job security, as well as foster diversity, equity and inclusion among the organization’s workforce.
The guild has accused Times management of not bargaining in good faith and making inflammatory decisions, like firing employees without just cause and limiting bargaining time in an effort to delay an agreement.
Why are they striking? 190k is on the higher end even by Silicon Valley standards. (And 40k more than journalists??)
That sounds more like an argument for journalists being better compensated too, rather than saying the software engineers should be happy with less.
You hear this a lot in nursing too when people talk about how nursing assistants should make more. “But that’s what I make and I have more education and am responsible for more!” Correct, your pay should rise as well.
The rich have gotten us so good at turning on each other… 🙁
And the solution to this is always to raise minimum wage, because skilled labor pay must be higher than unskilled labor pay. If minimum wage goes up, other wages must also go up in order to attract and keep workers in more demanding jobs. Raising minimum wage fixes wages across the board.
someone else’s shit sandwich doesn’t make mine taste any better.
The journalists should join them if they’re also unhappy.
Are sympathy strikes permitted in the US?
They are here and it rules!
It’s not. There wasn’t an argument. The question was “why are they striking?”
The article says why they want to strike, if you read it…
190k is definitely not on the high end by Silicon Valley-standards: https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/san-francisco-bay-area
It’s irrelevant to the matter of whether they should strike or not, as well.
Incredibly wrong. It’s fun arguing on the internet with people who haven’t the slightest clue about what they’re arguing about. Jesus fuck-me Christ
So let me boil down the list of arguments in your refutation:
Masterfully done, you should run for president. Moron.
An argument against this is that far more people in that organization are far more deserving of more money than the engineers fucking with the Wordle frontend for 200k/yr. What about the other people? These people aren’t the ones who are being oppressed.
You’re playing into the hands of the owners by pitting different groups of workers against each other. I suggest that you stop doing that.
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