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Re:Big Tech is using layoffs to crush worker power by kilgnad on Monday January 30, 2023 @12:12PM (#34582894)
>It's a mixed bag... when your near the ceiling for a given area, it's harder to think about scaling back.

A union doesn't necessarily have to negotiate maximum ceiling salaries. It doesn't have to negotiate salaries at all. It can just be an entity to prevent the company from letting you go just because the numbers look 2% better.

I think the best of both worlds is when the union only negotiates a minimum salary.

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Re:Big Tech is using layoffs to crush worker power by tracker1 on Monday January 30, 2023 @12:46PM (#34583523)
I've thought for a while that a more formal guild would be a good approach for software developers... My fear is that it would become a certification/credential machine.
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Re:Big Tech is using layoffs to crush worker power by Phlarp on Monday January 30, 2023 @01:06PM (#34583836)
SAG has absolutely no trouble raising the standards of the entire industry without any "ceilings" for the highest paid members, nor has it become a credentialism machine like state bar associations or the AMA.
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