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Ask HN: If you were in a software developers' union, what would you fight for?

by halestock on 2/12/22, 6:26 PM with 32 comments

• by stathibus on 2/12/22, 6:53 PM

  Influence over the ethical decision making of the company.

  The best thing a software union could do is refuse to build harmful technology.

• by kelseyfrog on 2/12/22, 6:35 PM

  The end of overtime exemption status. No one should be allowed to work off the clock. It is legalized wage theft.

• by dalmo3 on 2/12/22, 7:53 PM

  The right to not be part of the union.

• by jarl-ragnar on 2/12/22, 7:14 PM

  An end to companies laying claim to IP generated in your own time.

• by jleyank on 2/12/22, 6:44 PM

  End of age discrimination top and bottom.

• by bjourne on 2/12/22, 7:09 PM

  Salary transparency.

• by rdtwo on 2/13/22, 1:16 AM

  Against stacked raking and then for overtime pay.

  The rest is noise

• by glassprongs on 2/12/22, 6:47 PM

  Protect from jobs being sent overseas.