Comment Re:NEWS: Higher pay no longer important. (Score 1) 761
I am a developer, and higher pay is important to me. That's why I'll never be a part of a union. You see, while labor agreements through collective bargaining put a floor on pay, they also put a ceiling on it as well. For instance, I want to be the only one negotiating my salary with my employer. I'd never want my boss to be able to say, "well, you're an indispensable part of this team and we'd like to pay you more as an incentive to stay, but I'm afraid the union contract doesn't allow that."
Unions are a gigantic double-edged sword. For every gain you get, you lose something of equal or greater value. All told, I'd rather just avoid all the extra complications.
If some of my co-workers don't have the balls negotiate better pay or switch jobs, that's entirely not my problem. If I get laid off, that's too bad but I know of three other companies who will hire me tomorrow. If I ever have to join a union just to get a job in I.T., I swear I'll sell everything I own, move out into the country, and switch my career to motorcycle repair. And no, I'm not kidding.