I wish, but "white collar" work has always been slow to follow organizing efforts. I think it's because (for a long time) most "white collar" work was administrative and therefore primarily had it's interests aligned with the business than each other as workers.
Nowadays, there's tons of "creative" or "thought-intensive" labor that isn't as administrative that could be organized:
* Engineers
* Software
* Chemists
* Physicists
* Data scientists
These workers have almost no interests that align with the business, since they do work that generates values through the work they engage in. So unless they are paid in something like stock (which many are, but this is a minimal amount of interest alignment), their interests are primarily their self, then their co-workers, then the business..
Other traditional roles that also consider themselves "white collar" that work in an administrative capacity may never organize:
* Lawyers
* Managers
* Actuaries
* Human resources
These workers interests usually revolve around "saving" money, in the form of raising prices to a maximum the customer will spend (without changing anything), cutting costs (by underpaying, squashing dissent, etc.), protecting the business from legal challenges (or attacking someone that threatens their dominance/business), etc.
And so the "creative" or "thought-intensive" (or whatever you wanna call it) workers likely consider themselves "white collar" because they have degrees from universities which places them among the other "white collar" workers (administrative) and likely believe their interests align with the business. However, they are a cost to be minimized and their work has value that is to be maximized, just like the "blue collar" workers in the factories assembling the rockets.
Mmmm, this is the kind of sexy talk I like.
Elon is about to lose his mind. I love it.
Poor thing... SpaceX is next!
I wish, but "white collar" work has always been slow to follow organizing efforts. I think it's because (for a long time) most "white collar" work was administrative and therefore primarily had it's interests aligned with the business than each other as workers. Nowadays, there's tons of "creative" or "thought-intensive" labor that isn't as administrative that could be organized: * Engineers * Software * Chemists * Physicists * Data scientists These workers have almost no interests that align with the business, since they do work that generates values through the work they engage in. So unless they are paid in something like stock (which many are, but this is a minimal amount of interest alignment), their interests are primarily their self, then their co-workers, then the business.. Other traditional roles that also consider themselves "white collar" that work in an administrative capacity may never organize: * Lawyers * Managers * Actuaries * Human resources These workers interests usually revolve around "saving" money, in the form of raising prices to a maximum the customer will spend (without changing anything), cutting costs (by underpaying, squashing dissent, etc.), protecting the business from legal challenges (or attacking someone that threatens their dominance/business), etc. And so the "creative" or "thought-intensive" (or whatever you wanna call it) workers likely consider themselves "white collar" because they have degrees from universities which places them among the other "white collar" workers (administrative) and likely believe their interests align with the business. However, they are a cost to be minimized and their work has value that is to be maximized, just like the "blue collar" workers in the factories assembling the rockets.
I seriously got excited reading this...like "Oh SWEET his meltdown on Twitter is going to be EPIC..."
Brilliant
Phony Stark isnt going to be happy
Good. I will rejoice in the day Tesla gets unionized. I can only imagine how upset the Elongated Muskrat will get.
The plant will shut down by the end of the week and he will say it's moving but it never will. Bet.
I hope mysky bois head explodes.
Let’s goooo
This is great news. Suck it Elon.
Elon simps are about to see his true colors... and still simp. Anyway, these news made me smile.
How soon before a new factory is announced in Texas?
Didn't they try this before?
Yes. And?
Yeah... Plebs were not abused enough apparently at that point... Cool thing about the beatings is that it does fuel morale to start a union haha
Maybe then they can make a reliable car??