[aerovistae]

Maybe I'm mistaken, but I feel like people unionize when they're being taken advantage of and need to fight for better employment conditions....but developers have it pretty nice, all in all, most of us. I don't feel much incentive to unionize when I'm making $50/hr+ and have unlimited vacation.

[goalieca]

Not like that in most of the world I bet. It's not like that where I live.

[kakamba]

I agree with you, that is one side of unionization, but you don't need to suffer to build a union. I am also in the bay area and have a pretty decent working conditions.

However, if a sector creates a substantial value to the economy, their unions affect governing organs, they heavily influence cities or states to work in their favor not against them. If we look at for instance how tech companies are treated in bay area vs the automotive giants over in Detroit, or potato farmers in Idaho we can see the difference.

[NetStrikeForce]

> and have unlimited vacation.

How much of that is paid?

[dlhavema]

unlimited vacation is starting to be more common... the company that is buying the place i currently work at is doing it as well..

they don't have to keep PTO hours on the books, and don't have to pay out for hours not taken when you leave either...

[NetStrikeForce]

So it's unpaid leave? How many paid vacation days do you have per year?

[aerovistae]

For me it was as simple as I said: unlimited paid vacation. What mattered was getting your work done, not being in the office as much as possible.