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> It's dehumanizing and unsustainable Absolutely. And there are a variety of legal solutions to this. Unions are the big scary one in the US. Other nations giv
by vineyardmike 4y ago
> It's dehumanizing and unsustainable
Absolutely. And there are a variety of legal solutions to this. Unions are the big scary one in the US. Other nations give employees equal voting power to shareholders etc.
I think tech unions could be good. Everyone always defaults to “blue collar” unions like factories that set wages but there are “high skill” unions where wages aren’t set (eg Hollywood unions). They spread the protection around too. Eg if you want to hire a famous Union actor, you need Union cameramen. Everyone wants the famous actor, and that protects the camera crew. In Hollywood unions, they set hours and expectations and basic standards but not salaries and other perks.
Another benefit a Union could get is related to on-call load and getting paid for that overtime.