Good resource, but it's also a bit sad such a list is needed. The idea of banding 4together to collectively bargain against a soulless corporation shouldn't be such a controversial take. But I guess the sentiment of "“I can hire one-half the working class to kill the other half.” ended up being more true than the quoter ever intended it to be.
Very much not the ownership class here - I'm solidly in the worker class.
Unions prevent you from negotiating your own terms, keep talented people from raising to new levels, and prevent the removal of people who should have been fired long ago.
Actor’s guild evolved into gatekeeping and rent-seeking… We really don’t want that in tech… Unions don’t stop layoffs… would hold high performers back.
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[ 2.4 ms ] story [ 18.4 ms ] threadThat's why the ownership class fights so hard against them.
Unions prevent you from negotiating your own terms, keep talented people from raising to new levels, and prevent the removal of people who should have been fired long ago.
Unions are frequently corrupt… arbitrary rules… no reason for a union; software development is not commodity labor.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46006351
Actor’s guild evolved into gatekeeping and rent-seeking… We really don’t want that in tech… Unions don’t stop layoffs… would hold high performers back.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34871573
A union is effectively a monopoly on labor supply… with all the same ramifications that a corporate monopoly has
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38070098
Not even convinced unions are a net good… (example: protesting automation)… unions obstructing progress.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42992992
Mixed bag… often lead to abuse, stagnation and corruption… difficult to fire non-performers… stewards padding pockets…
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29906713