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Unions traditionally are there to defend the interests of its members, not to address consumer related unethical behaviors.
by starik36 8y ago
Unions traditionally are there to defend the interests of its members, not to address consumer related unethical behaviors.
- SolaceQuantum 8y agoI guess I was thinking more like a guild, then? I licensing boards? "Sorry I can't shove random RNG-for-money, boss, I'll lose my membership/license".
- Apocryphon 8y agoThese union-skeptical comments like the GP rely upon the assumption that unions a hypothetical tech union would look identical to failed unions of the past, and are incapable of doing anything different. Example of a modern non-American union where workers exert control to better the company over management decisions: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13986889 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13986889
- tivert 8y ago> Unions traditionally are there to defend the interests of its members, not to address consumer related unethical behaviors. Many unions and guilds have codes of professional ethics. A quick google finds this example: https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/model_rules_of_professional_conduct_table_of_contents/ https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibili...