>> We don't need unions. In tech, labor does hold the power. This maxim may have been true 20, 30 years ago, but with an ever-increasing pool of STEM applicant

>> We don't need unions. In tech, labor does hold the power. This maxim may have been true 20, 30 years ago, but with an ever-increasing pool of STEM applicants, advances in automation and the juggernaut that is globalization, the pendulum is swinging. >> We always have the option for taking our ball and going home (start our own company). No, we don't. Such a simplistic decision like this has never existed in tech other than in grossly inaccurate Hollywood film plots. Starting a tech company comes with an enormous amount of risk and challenges. These risks aren't easily absorbed by most individuals. A person's company may succeed in the end after hard-fought battles, but in all likelihood, most will fail.