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I always find it hilarious that tech people think that a tech union would be like the teamsters or autoworkers union rather than the entertainment industry unio
by Mvandenbergh 6y ago
I always find it hilarious that tech people think that a tech union would be like the teamsters or autoworkers union rather than the entertainment industry unions given that the latter already have provision for people with widely varying skills and compensation.
- fennecfoxen 6y agoWhy would they have cause think otherwise? Do many tech people have exposure to the entertainment industry?
- Mvandenbergh 6y agoI don't see why they wouldn't have more exposure to the existence of the Writers Guild of America than they would to the Brotherhood of Teamsters. Certainly in recent years there have been a few prominent WGA strikes that would have been hard to miss.
- fennecfoxen 6y agoTech people go to conferences and conventions. (If they do not go, colleagues might go.) Conference venues are notorious for having unions that flip out if you attempt to perform basic tasks like moving your own objects a few inches or plugging a laptop into an electrical outlet. Because the stories are outrageous, they are shared with colleagues. Tech people work in buildings. Some buildings are union-operated, particularly for smaller firms that do not own their own campus. The most direct experience a tech person might have with a union on a day to day basis is as an explanation for why there are months-long delays for basic repairs and upgrades to their facilities. Is there any similar manner in which tech people interact with the Writers Guild of America? ... Perhaps at Netflix specifically? News coverage of the writer's strike is not the same.