Sure: First, throw away the narrow conception of what you think a trade union is. A trade union is simply an organization of workers to achieve a shared goal.

Sure: First, throw away the narrow conception of what you think a trade union is. A trade union is simply an organization of workers to achieve a shared goal. That’s it. For many trade associations, safety standards is a big one, and it becomes more important as the trade is more skilled. So for instance, it’s the AMA that promoted the standards of medicine over the century and a half and lobbied to prevent quacks from practicing as “medical doctors”. Do you believe the fragmented and haphazard standards in software today and management’s race to the bottom is beneficial to consumers or to society?