In the absence of unions or strong labor law, the lion's share of bargaining power rests with employers. This is a simple consequence of the great difference i

In the absence of unions or strong labor law, the lion's share of bargaining power rests with employers. This is a simple consequence of the great difference in resources available to an employer versus an employee. The imbalance remains even when there are several employers to choose from – there are still an order of magnitude more employees. Hence employees get screwed and can do nothing about it. And yes, coders could stand to unionize.