I'm not really sure what's weird. Programming is a skill -- it can be used for fun, for work, for your benefit, and/or for others' benefit. The union does not

I'm not really sure what's weird. Programming is a skill -- it can be used for fun, for work, for your benefit, and/or for others' benefit. The union does not want to work for their employer at the moment because they don't believe they're being treated fairly and not working is one of the only points of leverage a worker has. So they're using that leverage. Why would that prevent them from working on a fun game or project to help further their cause?