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No thanks. Remote work is not a life or death working issue to galvanize the need for a union. It would be interesting to see what a "perfect Storm' would look
by sirmike_ 3y ago
No thanks. Remote work is not a life or death working issue to galvanize the need for a union.
It would be interesting to see what a "perfect Storm' would look like to make a technology workers union make sense in the real world (in the US).
On paper a union kinda makes sense until you see your union dues going to support batshit candidates for office. Here in the US virtually all unions support left leaning policies and the democrat party. Time and again the democrat party claims one thing and does another. Like the backstabbing the Biden administration did to Railroad workers. They did not settle that in workers best interests. They solved it to prevent economic disruption.
I would rather negotiate my own salary needs than leave it to a union.
Technology workers make tremendous amounts of money once you hit middle to senior level career stages. Even more so if you have a specialty. No way would folks given up that level of autonomy.
It is simple enough that the remote work issue is settled through the job market. If a company advertises for only onsite work, they have that choice. Likewise me as a worker can exclusively look for remote work. Despite this economy, the technology worker still dictates the terms. For now. I am sure it will go in cycles like everything else.