Nowhere did I say Bandcamp engineers can't have a union, or even whether it makes good business sense for them. It might, it might not. Maybe this will end up being better for Soundcloud engineers in the long run if you know what I mean. I was reacting to the idea that it somehow furthers the cause of organized labor, it doesn't.

> I was reacting to the idea that it somehow furthers the cause of organized labor, it doesn't.

It absolutely does, by helping to (re)normalize the idea that the employer/union duality is the common, sensible, ubiquitous arrangement.

Don't we call those guilds, associations, academies, etc.?

Unions traditionally refer to blue collar/factory work.

I don't know what the difference is.