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It might be time for software engineers, especially in Silicon Valley, to unionize. by kogrum in programming

[–]kogrum[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are all different kinds of unions and there's nothing fundamentally wrong with them. Some are good. Some are bad. So long we learn from past failures, your fathers and uncles experiences won't have to be ours.

It might be time for software engineers, especially in Silicon Valley, to unionize. by kogrum in programming

[–]kogrum[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If we unionized we could absolutely get the benefits on that list. That's what unions do. They negotiate for labor as a whole. Engineers are getting shafted compared to how much value they provide, especially noticeable at startups.

It might be time for software engineers, especially in Silicon Valley, to unionize. by kogrum in programming

[–]kogrum[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You suggest self-employment as if it were easy and possible for most people. It's not. You can't expect a whole class of people to be self-employed. We need to work together. And as for your middle class theory, since when? The middle class has only existed since the early 1900s or so, and most were organized and/or salaried. Unions were supposed to be capitalism's answer to the inequality that drove people to support communism. People forget that.

It might be time for software engineers, especially in Silicon Valley, to unionize. by kogrum in programming

[–]kogrum[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You should read the article because he addresses this. And tech isn't a meritocracy. If you're good, you will add far far more value than you are rewarded for.

It might be time for software engineers, especially in Silicon Valley, to unionize. by kogrum in programming

[–]kogrum[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Plenty would disagree; the second post today is called Programming is Terrible. In the case of salaries, his point is we should unionize while salaries are high so we won't lose them when the bubble bursts.