>You can't unionize every startup in the world, and non unionized employees will be able to demand a premium. Empirically, this is completely untrue. Union wo

>You can't unionize every startup in the world, and non unionized employees will be able to demand a premium. Empirically, this is completely untrue. Union workers have higher compensation than nonunion workers overall. >It is a competitive advantage to not be burdened by union rules. Doesn't look like that to me. Unions don't just have advantages in terms of salaries; they have the advantage of helping to grease the wheels between companies, between jobs for the unemployed, and between skillsets. Unions are an important source of job-training for an ever-changing field like tech. Why pay for a web-programming bootcamp if your union dues entitle you to one?