> As you say, collective bargaining is usually going to be more effective than individual. It may be more effective in terms of salary and working conditions (

> As you say, collective bargaining is usually going to be more effective than individual. It may be more effective in terms of salary and working conditions (though I doubt that in software engineering I would have been able to get better pay through collective). But in terms of ethics? Individually, it’s almost impossible to make me support surveillance and censorship. But a big collective is much more vulnerable to manipulation. Comes 9/11 and you’ll get “collective” support for Patriot act, comes 6/1 and you’ll get “collective” support for censorship.