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I think most Americans mostly have experience with blue collar unions, often ones that represent relatively unskilled labour. Consider though that even in the U
by Mvandenbergh 7y ago
I think most Americans mostly have experience with blue collar unions, often ones that represent relatively unskilled labour. Consider though that even in the US, there are plenty of unions (or things which are effectively unions) which represent highly differentiated and skilled professions.
Notably, directors, actors, and writers in American film and television are unionised. That does not mean that everyone is paid the same, nor that there is any concept as "seniority" (very rare in unions that represent highly skilled workers), nor that it is assumed that everyone has the same level of skill.
While the AMA and ABA are not conventionally considered unions, they do effectively control entry into and regulation of their respective professions. (Medicine and Law).
If brain surgeons benefit from being in a union, javascript developers probably do as well.
- papreclip 7y agoAMA and ABA are protectionist and "America-first", though. The tech unionization movement is full of people who favor open borders and the like
- manfredo 7y ago> The tech unionization movement is full of people who favor open borders and the like In my experience, tech unionists fall into one of two camps: * The progressive camp, which is largely what you describe. Likes open border, diversity hiring and the like. * The protectionist camp. Wants to limit immigration, require CS degrees, and clamp down on H1B hires. The former seems to care more about influencing the politics of the company. The latter is more the traditional union stance, which is to increase the price of labor by restricting the supply.
- Mvandenbergh 7y agoTech is probably more like the film industry than law though, isn't it? Focused on global markets rather than focused on capturing as much as possible from the lucrative American market.