To those who think tech workers don’t need unions: unions don’t have to be about wages. They are simply an association that lets us as workers deliberate and coordinate our actions.
I think in tech they would be better used to help us control what we are working on and the conditions in which we do it. For example, you could use your collective power to push for
- eliminating creepy tracking from the software you work on that execs wants to put in
- open sourcing more of your work
- eliminating addictive dark patterns
- requiring engineers’ sign-off on deadlines to avoid unrealistic ones foisted upon you
- working on projects that seem meaningful and useful for the world instead of what will make your investors the most money
and a million other things specific to your context
I think in tech they would be better used to help us control what we are working on and the conditions in which we do it. For example, you could use your collective power to push for
- eliminating creepy tracking from the software you work on that execs wants to put in
- open sourcing more of your work
- eliminating addictive dark patterns
- requiring engineers’ sign-off on deadlines to avoid unrealistic ones foisted upon you
- working on projects that seem meaningful and useful for the world instead of what will make your investors the most money
and a million other things specific to your context