Sam Parr  ⚪️

Or saying "we are not creating value as a company. we, the workers, are a MAJOR part of this company...we demand more training so we can adapt and learn more profitable skills! we also demand that leaders be held accountable for not making profits!!!"

Anyway. Just a thought. What the hell do I know.

If I were the boss at Buzzfeed or @voxdotcom, I'd sit down with @vox_union and just show them the financials. "The company should make 20% income. After that, we can do profit sharing...what can you do to help us all get there?"

Would you also show them executive salaries and expenses/overhead that are part of the reasons they aren’t profitable? I also think cushy spaces/dumb perks give people the illusion companies are profitable/have cash to spend.

That’s always where I am. Show everyone the financials. Show what all the perks cost the company. Give the employees some financial stake and see if they want some of those perks. Unions help employees get to that point hopefully.

Just say "we need to hit this profit number this year. If we do, everyone get's paid more. Let's work together."

But until the company is profitable, I would never give in to a union.