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Hoping to avoid wading into the specifics of this issue, but have you considered that unions are unpopular among software engineers? I am the most pro-union per
by koube 6y ago
Hoping to avoid wading into the specifics of this issue, but have you considered that unions are unpopular among software engineers? I am the most pro-union person I know personally, and I am not pro-union.
- codetrotter 6y agoAs a European living in Europe I am more of the impression that anti-union sentiments are mainly widespread in the USA. But then again I haven’t really discussed unionization with anyone either. I just see more negativity towards it in public from Americans than from others.
- AdrianB1 6y agoIn East Europe anti-union feelings are strong among the people that lived under the communist regimes (~ 45 years or older). Unions were widespread at that time and the negatives were very visible, hard to forget the huge negative influence they had in the period of 1990-2000 when the transition of these countries was slowed down or sabotaged by unions.
- iudqnolq 6y agoI don't think that's blanket true. What about Solidarnosc?
- AdrianB1 6y agoIt was well regarded at some point, but the current membership numbers (4% of what it was at peak) is showing that the post-1990 evolution was not great. Providing support for closing stores on Sunday is not the purpose of a worker union.
- regextegrity 6y agoSource?
- AdrianB1 6y agoReally everyone that I know in that age range. I am living in Eastern Europe and I worked in several countries in the region.
- femiagbabiaka 6y agoI know many software engineers who like unions actually, they tend to work at larger companies. There's definitely a lot of affinity for libertarianism I've observed amongst software engineers. I try not to psychoanalyze.