Mass layoffs, AI anxiety, and corporate surveillance have heightened interest in unions among IT professionals. Organizers who've been through it explain how to get started — and what to expect.
With US Unions being that strong its dumb to not join one. My country dictates which union you may join and the negotiated wages are laughable. It’s just for show. Last time a train union tried to strike, government TV started to discuss if the union boss should be jailed. However small niche unions are very successfull because paying members have a common goal. Hard to align a software dev with a cashier’s goals…
With US Unions being that strong its dumb to not join one. My country dictates which union you may join and the negotiated wages are laughable. It’s just for show. Last time a train union tried to strike, government TV started to discuss if the union boss should be jailed. However small niche unions are very successfull because paying members have a common goal. Hard to align a software dev with a cashier’s goals…