didn't unions made outsourcing [say in auto industry] even more appealing by increasing the cost of local unionized labor?
Looking at the auto industry, i think programmers just don't want that happening to them, including the "benefit" of having one more layer of clueless bosses and additional set of processes ("work rules") - the existing managers are clueless enough and existing processes definitely a drag to add more of them.
I'm not against all unions. I'm against unions how they exist in the US - auto industry, BART workers', police, teachers - police one actually works really well for its members, though it is more like an exception because of its power as a racket organization ...
Looking at the auto industry, i think programmers just don't want that happening to them, including the "benefit" of having one more layer of clueless bosses and additional set of processes ("work rules") - the existing managers are clueless enough and existing processes definitely a drag to add more of them.
I'm not against all unions. I'm against unions how they exist in the US - auto industry, BART workers', police, teachers - police one actually works really well for its members, though it is more like an exception because of its power as a racket organization ...