Yep it's essentially a union. Of course if a business doesn't want to deal with a union they can always avoid them by treating their employees well. It is a truism that unions are created by poor management. Technology companies have a lot of poor management right now, and so the ground is fertile for some unions to really spring up.
So what if the mechanics get together and say to the managers that they don't like the working conditions and won't work anymore unless they are changed. At this point the managers are forced into a situation where if they want to stay in business they either need to hire new employees or improve working conditions. Since hiring mechanics from outside would probably cost more than compromising with their employees then the mechanics will have better working conditions. Societal pressures can also be brought to bear. If the people in the town want the managers to treat their employees better they can use social means to change it, remember the managers are members of the communtiy too, and they are human so they do care about more than just profits. They aren't some mythical evil greedy beings who only care about money.
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Yep it's essentially a union. Of course if a business doesn't want to deal with a union they can always avoid them by treating their employees well. It is a truism that unions are created by poor management. Technology companies have a lot of poor management right now, and so the ground is fertile for some unions to really spring up.
So what if the mechanics get together and say to the managers that they don't like the working conditions and won't work anymore unless they are changed. At this point the managers are forced into a situation where if they want to stay in business they either need to hire new employees or improve working conditions. Since hiring mechanics from outside would probably cost more than compromising with their employees then the mechanics will have better working conditions. Societal pressures can also be brought to bear. If the people in the town want the managers to treat their employees better they can use social means to change it, remember the managers are members of the communtiy too, and they are human so they do care about more than just profits. They aren't some mythical evil greedy beings who only care about money.