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Re:Employees at Amazon's New NYC Warehouse Launch Unionizati... by jstanley on Wednesday December 12, 2018 @06:41AM (#18663050)
No, the reason lawyers make so much is that they have knowledge and skills that are in high demand and that most people don't have.

Software developers don't have any trade union at all, and we're paid well.

The reason you can't buy legal services from Walmart is the same reason you can't buy software development from Walmart. It's just not their business.

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Re:Employees at Amazon's New NYC Warehouse Launch Unionizati... by badpun on Wednesday December 12, 2018 @06:52AM (#18663110)
In Poland, lawyers got deunionized to a large degree around 10 years ago, and the result is that most lawyers with private practices are no longer making great money, or are plain struggling. The only ones who make a very good living are those in niche specialisations, handling corporate interests.
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Re:Employees at Amazon's New NYC Warehouse Launch Unionizati... by arethuza on Wednesday December 12, 2018 @07:40AM (#18663375)
In the UK at least, a lot of lawyers (particularly partners of small firms) make a lot less money than people might think.
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Re:Employees at Amazon's New NYC Warehouse Launch Unionizati... by songshu on Wednesday December 12, 2018 @07:48AM (#18663424)
Can you imagine how much more software developers would earn if we were unionized as lawyers are? If you couldn't practice without a license? If you needed to go school for $$$ before being licensed?
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