[ry454]

So how does it work for them? What's the typical pay rate in Kickstarter?

[andlarry]

It seemed to help with severance when they got rid of 40% of their staff a few months after the union was formed [0].

[0] https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/13/21257585/kickstarter-layo...

[oh_sigh]

The article doesn't actually say that the union is responsible for employees getting severance packages. The closest thing to a direct effect of the union is that some union members were offered a buy-out package to quit.

[sanxiyn]

Indeed a very good example of what union can do for you.

[ry454]

How much was that severance exactly?

[fatnoah]

IIRC, four months pay and health insurance for those making > $110k and six months for everyone else...or something like that. That does seem pretty generous, especially for a company that small.