[consulting] Unionizing Drupal

[Sami Khan]

With all due respect, I am with George Carlin on education in America:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGL8FEMc378

On Sun, 8 Aug 2010 05:04:02 +0000, jeff at ayendesigns.com wrote:
> There are good and bad examples. Collective bargaining is not a
> requirement of a union, nor are many of the items listed. A bad example,
in
> practice, is the US teacher's union. Read the stats of education's
decline
> and how many students cannot find the US on a map. That aside, nothing
you
> said shows the union ad being a haven for uniquely talented individuals
> rather than (perhaps talented) interchangable cogs.
> Ayen Designs - quality software the first time, every time!
> 
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> 
> Though I'd suggest a professional organization is more applicable 
> (professional being a legal term) I think the conversation is over 
> simplifying what unions do.
> Not only do they participate in collective bargaining and employee 
> defense, but you have professional standards, apprentice programs 
> (meaning trainers, trainees, mentors and ongoing education), job 
> placement, group insurance policies (health for the US, but life and 
> disability as well), pensions, government lobbying, and a host of other 
> duties.
> 
> In the teamsters, if you hired a Union Electrician and employer always 
> knew they'd get someone that worked to the highest standards. Is that 
> something the Drupal group could guarantee?
> 
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