At what point should software engineers unionize?

[onlyhumans]

With AI triggering layoffs, seems now is better than later. Curious what the downsides would be if we collectively rejected the use of AI or demanded a 3-4 day work week due to efficiency gains.

As an aside, I was surprised there isn’t a SaaS tool to organize and execute this using your corporate email

[dovys]

Do we have examples of unions in high-paying jobs? Even if so, with the market cooling off it would be a hard sell

[onlyhumans]

The most relevant are dockworkers, especially since they recently negotiated against AI and automation. They are also highly paid