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The point of unions is to give workers bargaining power where they previously had little or none. In programming, good talent is in short supply and there are p
by Fej 10y ago
The point of unions is to give workers bargaining power where they previously had little or none. In programming, good talent is in short supply and there are plenty of job openings. As a result, the worker holds all of the chips, eliminating the need for a union at the present time.
- lsiebert 10y agoWhile true for many programmers, this means that how much you are paid has more to do with negotiation skills and willingness to interview different places then your actual ability to do your job. Plus a good union could keep people getting paid market rate so they stay, quite possibly saving the company money and time if you consider recruitment interviews and training.
- user5994461 10y ago> how much you are paid has [more] to do with negotiation skills and willingness to interview different places [than your actual ability to do your job] That is how it works indeed. Most programmers ignore that or refuse to acknowledge it. Unions can only standardize on the lowest common denominator, which is utter shit in programming jobs. What's an union gonna do? Make a law to force 10 people startups to give more than 0.001% equity and another to tell programmers that they can freely go home after 80 hours a week?