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by bhoops 25 days ago
Not sure if that is a bad thing - labor unions can have too much power. Its not as if the employers agree to everything that they will go away.
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Oh no, the unions are going to demand fair pay and good working conditions :(

Even unions like SAG-AFTRA, which is one of the most extreme ones I can consider barely reach 1% of the harm employers cause.

we’re nowhere near that problem today. don’t worry.
You don't think the police union is too powerful? You should worry, nobody likes it when unions are too powerful.
Any amount of power a labor union could have pales in comparison to what employers have over you as an individual.
this really depends on the industry and union. In some sectors they hold zero power (software development) and in other they have it locked up (auto manufacturing)
you’re saying corporation have zero coercive power against software engineers?

tell that to all the Meta coders being let go today.