Unions add the same kind of value whether you're writing a Hollywood screenplay or assembling a Tesla because you have the same relationship to capital either way.
The same divide/conquer tactic was done 100 years ago when owners of mines in Pennsylvania pitted white and black miners against each other.
The actual distinction doesn't matter to the owners provided it divides labor. Anything that makes you feel special and separates you from people in the same boat as you is fair game - whether that's the intellectual needs of your job or just plain old racism.
The same divide/conquer tactic was done 100 years ago when owners of mines in Pennsylvania pitted white and black miners against each other.
The actual distinction doesn't matter to the owners provided it divides labor. Anything that makes you feel special and separates you from people in the same boat as you is fair game - whether that's the intellectual needs of your job or just plain old racism.