Unionization!
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- jamble0
Adam,
I'm really sorry you've posted what is a good idea (not an original one but that's an aside) and you've had a load of cunty remarks about your intentions from people who by and large you'll see posting about their 100 hour weeks or stress levels at some point.
The idea of unionisation isn't some goodfellas style mob deal nor is it a British miners style picket line or a Russian revolution. It's to provide better support for people in the industry.
I'd imagine there are a few fledgeling organisations out there already that are trying to get members though so setting up a "new" one might not necessarily be needed?
Like a couple of people here, I work alright hours (I still think an 8 hour day is too much though) and overtime is paid and by prior agreement only so I have it pretty good but there are so many "I'm stressed" "clients are insane" "I've worked a 100 hours this week" threads here that to dismiss union support/backing to do away with this sort thing is wrong.
I'd support a designers union to improve conditions for people in the industry who perhaps are being explioted doing more hours than are reasonable or woefully underpaid - again, we've all laughed at some job posts here and elsewhere asking the world for £13k a year.
I think you're going to be fending off a lot of crap comments about unionisation here though as it would appear that all the well paid, brilliant jobs in design are taken by the people on this forum and all the complaints posts about hours, clients etc are just jokes.