A brewing battle: More IT workers want unions. The industry doesn't

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• that industry: capitalism
  by cyanydeez
• The problem with union is that it also centralizes the power to the top which also then attracts sociopaths and/or psychopaths who are better are playing the political game.
  by momentmaker
• 68% of Americans supposedly support unions: https://news.gallup.com/poll/694472/labor-union-approval-rel...

  Yet, ~50% of Americans voted for the party that is diametrically opposed to them; a paradox.

  That said, with only about ~10% of Americans being employed in a union role, it's more like the grass is greener on the other side than an actual understanding of the pros and cons of union membership.

  by garciasn
• > ~50% of Americans voted for the party that is diametrically opposed to them

  Less than half of the US population voted in the last election. ~50% of Americans _who voted_ voted for the party that is diametrically opposed to unions, but that group is only ~23% of _Americans_.

  by cweagans
• Personally, after working for multiple blue collar unions (commercial roofing, machinist) I don't. But I won't oppose anyone that does.

  The problem is that the people that DO want them, want to force it on those that don't, usually by labor law.

  by exabrial
• Could you share why you feel that way to help add more to the conversation and give context to your own opinion?
  by boston_clone
• How do unions work? Can a place just not hire union workers and it takes a whole profession to unionize to make them effective?
  by chung8123