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- Are unions the answer for government IT workers?
- A TechRepublic member suggested that unions were the only way to go to combat poor pay and bad management in government IT jobs. In response, Ramon Padilla discusses the pros and cons of joining a union in this article. I recently received feedback from a reader who thought my...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Ramon Padilla Jr., Labor relations, Benefits, unionization, bad management, salary, collective bargaining, worker, Government IT Newsletter, Job, Union, Environment, Government, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- Technical articles 2005-06-03
- Unionization? Not for these IT pros
- Although unions are designed to form a collective voice for the rights of workers, many TechRepublic members believe that unions fall short of achieving this objective. Read ahead and find out why some IT pros would decline offers to join a union.Recently, we asked TechRepublic members whether they would join...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, John Connell, unionization, information technology
- Technical articles 2001-04-04
Additional Resources
- Would you support unionization of independent IT consultants?
- In a recent Polling Place, we asked whether you would support a unionization effort among independent IT consultants. The overwhelming answer was "No." Check out the numbers and then post a comment.
- Tags: Strategy, TechRepublic Staff, information technology
- Technical articles 2001-02-06
- Most prefer nonunion shop
- IT workers looking for better benefits, pay, and working conditions might see unionization as the solution. According to a recent Polling Place Quick Poll, the IT community is still up in the air on the issue.
- Tags: TechRepublic Staff
- Technical articles 2002-09-11
- Would you join a union?
- A lot of people are talking about whether IT pros would be in favor of joining a union. According to TechRepublic members who responded to our quick poll, the chances appear slim that IT unionization will happen any time soon.
- Tags: Strategy, TechRepublic Staff
- Technical articles 2001-02-21
- IT pros take a cautious approach to unions
- Would unions be good for the IT industry, or would they stifle the freedom associated with working in the tech world? Find out what several IT pros think about this growing debate and why it's important to make an informed decision.Having spent most of my career in the IT sector,...
- Tags: Union, Employee, Information Technology, Bill Detwiler, pervasive workplace, TechRepublic Inc.
- Technical articles 2001-02-14
- TR's Hot Topic: Will unionization cure IT's woes?
- TECHREPUBLIC COMMUNITY NETNOTE NEWSLETTER for February 28, 2006TR'S HOT TOPIC: WILL UNIONIZATION CURE IT'S WOES? TOP DISCUSSION: UNIONIZE IT NOW! Member SQUAREDGE says: "Every two years a new crop of young freshly studied certs show up and underbid the entire industry. ??? I say we unionize the IT sphere!...
- Tags: career, community netnote, Dominance, feedback, information technology, it management, outlook, outsourcing, Response, Responses, The Trivia Geek, windows xp
- Discussion threads 2006-02-27
- Are unions the answer for government IT workers?
- Are unions the answer for government IT workers?article rootWhat about private industrySince 9/11, IT professionals have been seen as the whores of business. We once demanded salaries even above top executives, and now it seems it is payback time. I am absolutely a proponent of unionization! With the increasing outsourcing...
- Tags: American IT, industry, it management, private industry it unionization, royce.powers@...
- Discussion threads 2005-06-07
- IT pros take a cautious approach to unions
- Would unions be good for the IT industry, or would they stifle the freedom associated with working in the tech world? Find out what several IT pros think about this growing debate and why it's important to make an informed decision.Having spent most of my career in the IT sector,...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Strategy, Bill Detwiler, information technology, Pervasive Workplace, Pervasive, IT Union, workplace
- Technical articles 2001-02-14
- Can techies be unionized?
- Efforts to unionize techies have made headlines recently. But the IT world is vastly different than the industries normally represented by unions. In this week's Tech Watch, Bob Weinstein suggests that unions and IT are not a good combination.Can techies be unionized? You bet. But do they want to be?...
- Tags: Benefits, Bob Weinstein, CWA, WATW, worker
- Technical articles 2001-02-14
- Am I on the right track to changing my career??
- Right, lets start at the beginning I suppose. My names Andy and on Friday 3rd March it'll be my 40'th birthday. I've been into PC's for about 6 years now. As a lot of us do I bought my first PC and also foolishly purchased the extended warranty which never...
- Tags: andy@..., career, CompTIA, job, PC
- Discussion threads 2006-02-27
- Unionize IT Now!
- Unionize IT Now!Every two years a new OS comes out. Every two years a new crop of young freshly studied certs show up and underbid the the entire industry. I live in Boise. I just saw an ad in the paper here for a lan tech for $12/hour! When I...
- Tags: squaredge@..., unionize it, career, Microsoft Corp., salary, industry, information technology
- Discussion threads 2006-02-16
- 2006's Hot Topic: Unionize IT against Big Brother and bad grammar
- TECHREPUBLIC COMMUNITY NETNOTE NEWSLETTER for April 25, 20062006'S HOT TOPIC: UNIONIZE IT AGAINST BIG BROTHER AND BAD GRAMMAR This will be the final edition of the Community NetNote's current incarnation, so now is the perfect and last time to take stock of 2006's hottest TR topics. While the timeless...
- Tags: Big Brother, http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-11184-0.html?forumID=47&threadI, windows, career, linux, community netnote, privacy, discussions, The Trivia Geek, feedback, http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-11181-0.html?forumID=6&threadID, information technology
- Discussion threads 2006-04-24
- Some companies still think IS means "indentured servants"
- Over the past several years there has been a tendency to look back at the late 1990s and early 2000s when IS/IT workers were in high demand -- and getting paid really good money -- and think of those times as "The good ol' days!" And there's no doubt...
- Tags: Job, Information Technology, IS/IT, Recruitment & Selection, Strategy, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Management, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2006-04-17
- IT guilds may be an attractive alternative to unions
- While many techs agree they need a collective voice to protect the industry, there are mixed feelings about whether an IT union is the answer. As an alternative, some suggest forming an industry-wide guild. Here are some of the arguments for an IT guild.Work hours, pay rates, comp time, and...
- Tags: Strategy, Quality, John Connell, guild, information technology
- Technical articles 2001-03-05
- Can Johnny still program?
- Can Johnny still program?article rootHere's the DealOK, here’s the deal, if you want to enter the fields of software development and computers as a career, then be prepared to switch careers when you hit 40. Also, prepare to work 60 hours a week. Why is this? I...
- Tags: information technology, dzabor@..., career
- Discussion threads 2005-04-21
- War of words on the Web: Should you fight back?
- It's no secret that the Internet has become a forum for bashing giant corporations. But should your company join in the fight? And what do you do when your company comes under attack? Read on.Businesses had better watch their backs on the Web.Competitors, and in larger numbers, consumers, are taking...
- Tags: Channel management, OPEN SOURCE, Jennifer Recktenwald, Web, Linux, Linux Myths, Microsoft Corp.
- Technical articles 2000-03-01
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