The high tech industry particularly in SIlicon Valley prides itsefl in being nonunionized. They do it by offering incredibly good salaries and benefits. The down side is that all those crazed youngsters (20 and 30 somethings) are more than willing to work 80 to 100 hours a week in the hope that their company will be the next Apple. There is a lot of worker abuse in SIlicon Valley (but hey that’s okay because if you are willing to put up with it that’s on you). As one gets older, SIlicon Valley employers can be brutal ( oh you don’t relate to our younge staff....etc etc). Moreover, when you settle down and have a family those ridiculous hours don’t look as exciting. Steve Jobs barely knew his family. That is not that unusual for the valley.
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Unions are not needed to resolve “worker abuse”.
BTW what the hell is worker abuse these days? Does little johnny have to work a ten hour day or refrain from a martini at lunch?
Give me a break and BREAK UNION CONTROL.
Notice that NOWHERE did I call for unions in Silicon Valley. I am NOT in favor of any union period.
The abuse...well I have personally either experienced or witnessed the following....yelling curse words at a person less than an inch from their face; a boss physically slapping an employee; deriding employees in front of the entire company. I could go on but I won’t.