Unfortunately, there's just not enough solidarity between workers in the tech industry: e.g. Java programmers who develop features often see themselves as a dif

Unfortunately, there's just not enough solidarity between workers in the tech industry: e.g. Java programmers who develop features often see themselves as a different class of professional (and people) than Java programmers who develop tests, even though their jobs occupy the same pixel in the spectrum of all jobs. This internal stratification of a profession has always been common in engineering disciplines, but in tech it has been exaggerated to the degree that, often, workers see themselves as members of a singleton class, thinking their situation is totally unique. The solution to this problem is also as old as time: workers need to get used to sharing and talking about their grievances. So, as an example, for a work force that is systematically underpaid, first we have to eradicate the mindset of "it is shameful to be paid less than average", so that people will talk about their pay, find common grievances, and then potentially act collectively.