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Kickstarter Has Fired Two Union Organizers in Eight Days

by benaiah on 9/12/19, 8:31 PM with 11 comments

  • by bbatsell on 9/12/19, 10:11 PM

  • by danielfoster on 9/12/19, 10:51 PM

    There's been talk of forming a union for quite some time at Kickstarter-- the story first broke in March. The CEO has already said he would respect a secret vote. Why hasn't this occurred?

    I question if there's a genuine need or desire among employees to unionize.If Kickstarter truly were a house of horrors, you'd think employees would be rushing to hold a vote.

    My guess is that employee support for a union is tepid at best.

  • by cityzen on 9/12/19, 11:18 PM

    According to the National Labor Relations Board:

    The law protects the right of employees to engage in protected concerted activities-group action to improve wages, benefits, and working conditions and to engage in union activities and support a union.

    Looks like someone filed a complaint... TODAY!

    https://www.nlrb.gov/case/29-CA-248112

  • by devoply on 9/12/19, 11:24 PM

    I would think 3 would be plenty for a lawsuit that forces kickstarter to hire them back so they can complete their work :P Can you still organize a union in a company after being fired from it? I would make it my life mission if I were in their place for the principle of the thing.

  • by Apocryphon on 9/13/19, 12:08 AM

    They are not living up to their public-benefit corporation status.

  • by sambull on 9/13/19, 2:12 AM

    Not sure but Mike in the ops team was telling me there were quite a few people chatting internally about it lately