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Unions are about collective bargaining to result in rules that apply equally to everyone in the union, regardless of value add (instead of value, they reward se
by the_watcher 13y ago
Unions are about collective bargaining to result in rules that apply equally to everyone in the union, regardless of value add (instead of value, they reward seniority). YC is definitely not this kind of union. It's much more similar to a powerful advocacy group, whose influence protects its members from exploitation, but stops at about that point.
- tehwalrus 13y agoOne important function of unions (which is often overlooked) is training their members to be future proof, so that when their job is taken over by the machines they can go do something else, straight away. YC does this sort of duty pretty well. Of course, the economic role you talk about is also important, and YC probably aren't doing that part - but then, they don't actually bill themselves as a union :)