[toomuchtodo]

Perhaps you like your job but simply want better worker protections than you currently have (because of the existing power imbalance between workers and management, at will employment, etc). Forming a union is a legitimate strategy to arrive at that end state.

Telling someone to simply move on if their working conditions are suboptimal, to have another poor soul be put into that slot, is counterproductive in aggregate (but I can understand certain parties might prefer that outcome, particularly management), especially if someone would rather put the effort into improving their existing workplace for the benefit of existing colleagues as well as eventual new hires.

> They have a job to lose. Which starts to matter when you have a family, kids and mortgage to support. Then there's health insurance and possibly having to switch all your doctors.

It is illegal for your employer to threaten you, intimidate you, or retaliate against you (including termination) for attempting to form a union. Communicating the above as management could be inferred as a threat.

[AnonGitLabEmpl]

You're totally correct. It is such a hard decision tbh and one I often think about, especially after the past few weeks. Would losing my job for trying to do the right thing be worth it? Could I even make it happen? Are there other GitLab team members out there thinking the same way that would be willing to stand with me? Its kinda overwhelming honestly, but I do absolutely agree.