What did unions really do for people in their heyday? They worked to improve working conditions, pay, and benefits. Literally nothing there really applies to t

What did unions really do for people in their heyday? They worked to improve working conditions, pay, and benefits. Literally nothing there really applies to tech nowadays…especially in FAANG (although most orgs too) and in the US. What is a union going to get you that you don’t have now? You will still have no protection from layoffs. You will not get measurably different pay increases. You will not get full time WFH if your company values in office work. There are a plethora of offshore scabs that your company can employ should you want to strike—people who will not be shamed taking your place because virtual work eliminates the need to physically cross a picket line. Unionizing tech simply does not have the same threat to an organization…it’s an annoyance, not a danger.