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Nintendo of America President: “Everyone Has the Right To Form a Union” (www.inverse.com)

submitted 2 years ago by picandocodigo@lemmy.world to c/nintendo@lemmy.world

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[–] Lame_One@sh.itjust.works 90 points 2 years ago

Legally, he can't say otherwise. Our CEO said the same thing, immediately followed by "but I don't know why anyone would do that, we are so much better without a union".

[–] toasteecup@lemmy.world 52 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Now let's see you walk the walk

[–] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I can't imagine he'd say this publicly unless they were ready to back it up. If there was a game company that needs to lead the charge on this, it's Nintendo.

[–] echo64@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago

I can imagine it's not hard, in fact.

[–] ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world 30 points 2 years ago

This is a major opportunity for the Plumbers and Pipefitters Union to expand into a new industry.

[+] sik0fewl@kbin.social -32 points 2 years ago (5 children)

I would argue that there's one thing better than a union.

It's everyone being paid fairly and being treated fairly.

[–] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 64 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Which doesn't happen without a union, no matter how much you wish it.

[–] sab@kbin.social 32 points 2 years ago

Well, it could happen, but you will never be able to trust it. Your good boss has a heart attack, someone else takes over, they need to increase profits, and bam. Wages and benefits are cut.

The underlying problem is an imbalance of power in favour of owners over workers; this is the problem unionisation solves, and it cannot be solved any other way.

[+] Sabin10@lemmy.world -6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I'm a printer and I have better pay, benefits and more vacation and sick days than I would in a union shop. There would be zero benefit to me and my coworkers if we unionized.

Decent employers exist but they are definitely the exception.

[–] Estiar@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

You probably don't work for a large company who has a duty to their shareholders. Large companies tend to save any penny they can because it scales up across the company. The workers at the bottom have no way to communicate with their employers too.

Small business has a shorter hierarchy, where you can go talk to the head of the company. They're usually private companies that don't have public shareholders.

[–] SmoothIsFast@citizensgaming.com 7 points 2 years ago

Talk about completely missing the fucking point Holy shit, and this is why we don't have unions. They need a collective to work properly and have an effect on the industry you disciding its bad because there isn't enough backing is the exact problem that causes there to be few decent employers for fucks sake....grow the union and watch its power to work for you grow.

[–] petrol_sniff_king@lemmy.blahaj.zone 34 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Well... yes. The union is a means to an end.

This is like saying the only thing better than a hammer is a nail to join two blocks of wood. I would hope so.

[–] Blackout@kbin.social 24 points 2 years ago

Have you been asleep these past few decades? Corporations will never do that. Billionaires don't become rich by working hard and earning it. It's from stealing wages and destroying competition.

[–] Vodik_VDK@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

Anything less than a cooperative is a compromise.

[–] Chariotwheel@kbin.social 11 points 2 years ago

Same with food banks. A world where we don't need food banks because everyone is cared for already would be magnificent.

But here we are, in this world.