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Re:Developers Vs. Bigcorp by derleth on Wednesday August 29, 2012 @10:41PM (#4452656)
> Every engineer thinks they are better off without a union because they are above average and would be pulled down by joining a group of average workers.

Or by being told what they can do and how much they can make based on seniority, not skillset and talent.

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Re:Developers Vs. Bigcorp by asmithmd1 on Wednesday August 29, 2012 @10:52PM (#4452683)
Steelworkers and teachers unions negotiated agreements that based pay on seniority - I can't imagine developers would do anything like that.

Wouldn't you like to have some kind of transparent review process for iPhone apps? Or an agreement that the Twitter API will be available for 5 years? Good luck negotiating that on your own.

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Re:Developers Vs. Bigcorp by anamax on Thursday August 30, 2012 @01:07AM (#4453062)
> Steelworkers and teachers unions negotiated agreements that based pay on seniority - I can't imagine developers would do anything like that.

Why not? Unions and union members are extremely rational. Are you suggesting that developers would be less rational?

I'm reasonably anti-union but I'd vote for seniority as a union member. It elevates my salary at the expense of people who don't get a vote (new people). It lets me slack off. And, for folks in the bottom half, it's a salary increase.

> Wouldn't you like to have some kind of transparent review process for iPhone apps?

That doesn't have anything to do with unions.

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Re:Developers Vs. Bigcorp by justin66 on Thursday August 30, 2012 @01:09AM (#4453072)
> Steelworkers and teachers unions negotiated agreements that based pay on seniority - I can't imagine developers would do anything like that.

In other words, a developer's union would want to be a lot less like the United Auto Workers and a lot more like the Screen Actor's Guild.

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