> it's entirely possible for a union to negotiate for personal offices instead of open spaces, for TDD, for proper Agile instead of Scrum, or anything else its members care about.
And this is why you can’t move your own table or plug in a power strip at tradeshows. The unions have a detailed contract about who does what when.
Imagine the work rules around scrum and agile, created by a committee of passionate union organizers negotiating with hostile managers. And imagine there is nothing you can do about them but hope your views prevail at the next union election.
And that’s why a protective gear/net is mandatory (not talking about US) for construction workers here where I live, and the employer cannot cut costs there or let one “brave” worker to go without those protections.
If you think your views won’t prevail in Union election, wait until you see how employers treat your expense generating views.
I used to work tradeshows for General Motors. Many of those rules are requirements by fire marshals. Those requirements were paid for by dead bodies and burned buildings. Auto shows are a lot safer since all the batteries are disconnected and fuel tanks emptied.
Examples:
cars on deck short out due to salt water spray:
> Imagine the work rules around scrum and agile, created by a committee of passionate union organizers negotiating with hostile managers. And imagine there is nothing you can do about them but hope your views prevail at the next union election.
Imagine the work rules around scrum and agile, created by a committee of passionate managers negotiating with no one. And imagine there is nothing you can do about them but hope quit.
No unions in my software job yet I'm also not allowed do heavy lifting or to relocate equipment like monitors. The insurance company also insists on such things, not just unions
> And this is why you can’t move your own table or plug in a power strip at tradeshows. The unions have a detailed contract about who does what when
I think that's probably over simplification, tradeshows have things like planning for fires, keeping escape routes clear, making sure power supply isn't over taxed. Maybe you can blame the unions for protecting their members because someone had to say they set up everything in compliance, and if you come along and change something, and disaster happens, prob the guy who set things up will get blamed.
>And this is why you can’t move your own table or plug in a power strip at tradeshows. The unions have a detailed contract about who does what when.
Aside from safety reasons others have mentioned, these rules could also be meant to prevent replacement with other staff. For example, if a union negotiated a better salary & benefits deal for maintenance workers, the company couldn't fire one and then ask other employees to "Help out maintenance some of the day, because they're short-staffed."
And this is why you can’t move your own table or plug in a power strip at tradeshows. The unions have a detailed contract about who does what when.
Imagine the work rules around scrum and agile, created by a committee of passionate union organizers negotiating with hostile managers. And imagine there is nothing you can do about them but hope your views prevail at the next union election.