Unions have their place, though they seem more suitable for situations where there isn't any potential for employees to accelerate their careers on the basis of

Unions have their place, though they seem more suitable for situations where there isn't any potential for employees to accelerate their careers on the basis of merit. The transportation sector is an especially good example of this. A cab driver, airline pilot, and train engineer are all expected to operate their respective vehicles safely and efficiently. The opportunity for rapid career advancement that creatives in the tech industry enjoy is simply not present. Therefore, the meritocracy-breaking overhead often associated with unions isn't nearly as much of a concern as it would be in an industry that's heavily dependent on the meritocratic dynamic. If unions somehow become a thing in Tech, I suspect it will have been due to their implementation being so radically different so as to resemble the traditional model in name only, if that.