I think more and more workers are warming up to unions. As wages in software continue to be oppressed, I think we'll see an increase in unionization efforts for software engineers.

"Gee, it seems that people in my profession are in danger of being replaced by AI. I wonder if there's anything I can do to help speed up that process..."

The best plan is to wait until your bargaining position has been thoroughly destroyed rather than taking any action while you still have some power.

If that were indeed the case, your employer might not be investing so much in automation. They don't want to give up bargaining power any more than you do.

Worker solidarity works. Whether you agree with the methods or not is irrelevant.

Software engineer wages? Oppressed? This is work that averages well over 6 figures—for a single worker, for desk work—in the US?

https://www.indeed.com/career/software-engineer/salaries

https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/united-...

Yes, oppressed: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-Tech_Employee_Antitrust_L...