@bot @meso @feld @KitlerIs6 @Moon you're on the right track here but in an opposite light: highly skilled/qualified workers don't have as much pressure to unionize because they can leverage their skills to their benefit or threaten to go elsewhere, forcing the employer into a mutually beneficial arrangement

replaceable workers absolutely need unions or they will be trampled upon because the employer can go "i'll just replace you lmao" because the training period and HR overhead is far lower for these workers - forcing the worker, who is likely far more vulnerable due to their status, to accept abusive compromises or be thrown out the door, unable to feed themselves / their family

when every corporation hiring "unskilled" workers does this, the illusion of choice becomes quite apparent