Then imagine the bargaining power we'd wield if we had large and strong union. If you lack imagination, consider the example of what the power of collective action achieved during the recent upheaval at Open AI. CEO replacement, changes to the board of directors. Wow! We prefer being deluded by the fact that we're getting a better deal than many others, but it's only as much as corporations can get away with while having us work for them and not put up a lot of fuss. We saw the swift switch of attitude over the last year once they figured they had a few more workers than they needed.
No we don't. A select few might but that's probably true for any profession.
Developers have great mobility, yes, but barring a few "key" employees, we're all pretty replaceable.
Wouldn't it be awesome if, instead of having to change jobs every 2 - 3 years to get a decent raise, the union just negotiated raises across the board for everyone?
So what? Developers can find a new job. I just moved through a few companies and accepted better offers every time
lol, individual bargaining pales in comparison, is more unequal, and is much more easily weaseled around
I'm not sure, highly in demand professions like software developer already have a good amount of bargaining power with employers
Tell that to the hundreds of thousands of tech employees laid off during record profits in the tech industry
So what? Developers can get new jobs elsewhere. Are you saying people can't get laid off of there's a union?
Then imagine the bargaining power we'd wield if we had large and strong union. If you lack imagination, consider the example of what the power of collective action achieved during the recent upheaval at Open AI. CEO replacement, changes to the board of directors. Wow! We prefer being deluded by the fact that we're getting a better deal than many others, but it's only as much as corporations can get away with while having us work for them and not put up a lot of fuss. We saw the swift switch of attitude over the last year once they figured they had a few more workers than they needed.
No we don't. A select few might but that's probably true for any profession.
Developers have great mobility, yes, but barring a few "key" employees, we're all pretty replaceable.
Wouldn't it be awesome if, instead of having to change jobs every 2 - 3 years to get a decent raise, the union just negotiated raises across the board for everyone?
So what? Developers can find a new job. I just moved through a few companies and accepted better offers every time
lol, individual bargaining pales in comparison, is more unequal, and is much more easily weaseled around