Re:Tech Workers Deserve a Union: An Interview with Ethan Mar...
by bjornsing on Thursday September 14, 2023 @09:04AM
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> The best engineers are worth literally 10x the worst engineers, but often get paid only 2-3x as much.
If you want to see what happens in a collective bargaining system you can come to Sweden. Here the best engineers make about 1.25x what the worst make. Also, everybody makes a lot less than in the US.
> 20% of the field, with 80% of the negotiating power…
In a free market those 20% have 80% of the negotiating power, true. But in a union they only have 20% of the votes. So what will happen? See above.
If you want to see what happens in a collective bargaining system you can come to Sweden. Here the best engineers make about 1.25x what the worst make. Also, everybody makes a lot less than in the US.
> 20% of the field, with 80% of the negotiating power…
In a free market those 20% have 80% of the negotiating power, true. But in a union they only have 20% of the votes. So what will happen? See above.