there is seemingly a big coordinated push around this idea but i dont really understand it
is this about "soft skill" tech jobs in particular or programming jobs too?
if it's for programmers then i'm completely confused as to why?...
programming is a skilled field. my skills/skill level is unique to me as yours are to you. i dont want my earning potential to be bogged down by some collective bargaining agreement
A union doesn't have to touch wages in tech, they aren't a problem. But it would be there if wages started to get bad. It could instead focus on things like work/life balance, privacy issues, etc.
Hard to argue those players aren't skilled.
For the same reason, I don’t think movie actors could ever unionize. They’re skills and talents are obviously very unique to them (I’d argue far more so than developers). Certainly the pay scales between actors of different talents seems to agree with that.
Or, professional football players. Each is pretty unique in their talents. Again, their pay scales differ vastly based on those talents. They could never successfully unionize.
Except both of those fields have strong unions, and collective bargaining, while still allowing individuals with different talents to get paid individually.
For clarification (for other sloppy readers like me), actors are organized in the Screen Actors' Guild, and NFL players are represented by the NFL Players Association.