Tech Workers' Values
<i>We believe that employees should come together and clearly define the values and policies they&#x27;d like to see their companies uphold. A tech union isn&#x27;t the perfect metaphor for this, but it&#x27;s not far off.</i><p>If it&#x27;s going to do anything but be window dressing then it needs to have the teeth of union - so just call it what it is.<p>I&#x27;ve argued for a while that tech workers need a union, but the chorus on HN and other places is &quot;we&#x27;re too special for a union.&quot; Which is bogus on it&#x27;s face - otherwise SAG for example wouldn&#x27;t exist.<p>If this moves the needle on a union then great, but I&#x27;m wary of the source being a pure power move (which all unions are - rightfully). I think whomever leads this needs to be above reproach in every sense as an advocate for the tiny introverted developer.<p>edit: I should note that the reason SAG worked is because some of the highest profile actors joined in the early days and arranged to collectively bargain for the rest of the group. It will probably work best if you get the top 50 most high profile developers (Eg. Carmack) to join and then advocate for the small guy. Sadly, in reality, a union is only as good as it&#x27;s most high profile members.