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REMercsChamp posted...

>Pro-union
>Okay with Youtube content creators starving to death because they were forced out of jobs by greedy and corrupt advertisers and business executives

I'm not sure how you took that from my post.

As I said, if they can organize and hit YouTube where it hurts, great. I'm just not sure if that would technically be unionization, given the fact that they're not employed by YouTube. It's quite a unique situation.

Also, I have nothing but disdain for companies that claim workers are "self-employed" to avoid certain costs (like employee benefits), e.g. Uber. Now, maybe a solution in this instance could be to give streamers an 'employed' status and the rights that would entail (I'm not sure what that would mean for unionization). I don't know if that would fly given the power that YouTube/Google have and the nature of the job that streamers do (i.e. the flexibility in terms of hours, earnings, etc.).