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I'd love an union mouvement for IT workers. We have a small trade union in Switzerland that represents our interests but like for most other countries, engineer

I'd love an union mouvement for IT workers. We have a small trade union in Switzerland that represents our interests but like for most other countries, engineers rarely see themselves as blue collars.

camgunz 3y ago
I look at it more like the ABA (attorneys) or the AMA (doctors) in the US. Those organizations have enormous political power, and I think tech workers could easily hang in that echelon. I say unionize because I just like unions, but either way.
- JumpCrisscross 3y ago
  > look at it more like the ABA (attorneys) or the AMA (doctors) in the US These are trade groups. Not unions. There's a meaningful difference. Unions for tech don't make sense, particularly in a world of remote work. Trade groups, on the other hand, do.
  - derelicta 3y ago
    Why does it not make sense? Remote workers can join an union too.
    - JumpCrisscross 3y ago
      It’s too easy to scalp, or for an unencumbered overseas competitor to take your chips. When offices resembled factories there was at least a capital expense to be leveraged.
      - camgunz 3y ago
        Long way to go, but that's what international solidarity is for. [0]: https://aflcio.org/issues/global-worker-rights https://aflcio.org/issues/global-worker-rights [1]: https://cwa-union.org/workers-rights/international-solidarity https://cwa-union.org/workers-rights/international-solidarit...
- pdpi 3y ago
  And, like attorneys and medical doctors, we could really do with having a clear system of professional ethics.