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We need a fucking tech worker union. Maybe several to cover our bases? "Tech worker" is pretty damned broad.
I work for a great software dev. I won't describe the place because lemmings will tell me such a company is not possible. :)
But I see what goes on at these giants like FANG, and it's appalling. Americans would not have put up with this shit several decades back.
We're treated like a disposable commodity. Profits down a bit? Go home. Profits up a bit? Hire 'em back!
And for those not in the sector, there's a reason they get away with this shit, and it's honestly not too bad for us:
Every time we jump ship and move, we get paid loads more. LOADS. Not sure I've heard of someone taking a cut.
You Deserve a Tech Union
You want one Union. The scope isnt broader than in other industries, where from the line worker to the engineer people are also under the same Union contract. The more people you have the more power for negotiations you have.
Engineers are rarely included in unions and in my experience there’s a separation of line and clerical workers into allied chapters
That's interesting. In which country is that? Here in Germany most union contracts cover an entire industry and all workers in unionized companies there. So an IT employee at a car manufacturer is subject to the same contract as themechanical engineer, the trade master supervisor on the shop floor and the line worker.
It is not in the interest of the employees to be divided as they have the same employer to negotiate with.
In Canada at a telco, but engineers are out of scope like management while everyone else in the company is part of the same union.