> Unions existed to protect workers who were unskilled and interchangeable I think that's pretty offensive to a lot of tradespeople. If you think plumbers, ca

> Unions existed to protect workers who were unskilled and interchangeable I think that's pretty offensive to a lot of tradespeople. If you think plumbers, carpenters, or electricians are unskilled, try doing what they do. Unions protected both skilled and unskilled workers. Whether they continue to do so, or whether they can serve in that role for information workers, is quite an interesting question, but skilled vs. unskilled is not at the crux of it.