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In the US, when you say "labor union", people think of a factory worker standing in a picket line outside some dinosaur car assembly plant in Flint, Michigan th
by resolutebat 3y ago
In the US, when you say "labor union", people think of a factory worker standing in a picket line outside some dinosaur car assembly plant in Flint, Michigan that's about to close anyway.
The media has very successfully demonized unions, and many skilled workers believe the company line that unions drive down average wages, make it impossible to fire useless people, charge heavy membership fees, etc.
- typedef_struct 3y agoI usually think actors, writers, athletes, doctors, lawyers.
- whstl 3y agoMaybe it's a marketing issues. Actors and other have "Guilds", lawyers have a "Bar"... (sure the other two you mentioned have unions but...)
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- fireflash38 3y ago100% Agreed, and if we can combine that with some apprenticeships and minimum quifications for membership, I'm all in. Just name it like something you'd find from DnD.
- trashtester 3y agoExcept in real medieval Europe, guilds and apprenticeships were not about thieves and wizards, but instead smiths, carpenters and bricklayers.
- whstl 3y agoWell, any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic... and at the time this was as advanced as you get!
- trashtester 3y agoAt the time, arguably some of the most advanced technology was the Gothic Cathedral. However, it was seen as Divine, not Magical.
- whstl 3y agoThen it's settled, it's gonna be Software Engineering Bestiary.
- wil421 3y agoWhat unions do doctors and lawyers belong to? Never hear of unions for these professions in the US.
- bootsmann 3y agoAMA is the union for doctors
- capnrefsmmat 3y agoThe AMA is not a collective bargaining association, just a professional organization. When doctors unionize, they become part of other unions: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/13/business/economy/doctors-union.html https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/13/business/economy/doctors-...
- joncrocks 3y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Bar_Association https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Bar_Association - For Lawyers. A bit like for Doctors, they get themselves involved in the accreditation process of education facilities and then by extension the State Bar organizations.
- trashtester 3y agoAnd teachers.
- bluedino 3y agoThe only assembly plant in Flint is the truck plant and that won't e closing anytime soon https://www.gm.com/company/facilities/flint-assembly https://www.gm.com/company/facilities/flint-assembly