[evilbob93]

"tech work" is more than just programmers. Highly paid programmers might not be the initial target market, but roles like front line tech support, quality assurance roles would benefit from collectively pushing back on management initiatives like surveillance etc. Many times these jobs are deeply ingrained in a bespoke system that doesn't necessarily translate to another position.

When I worked at a UAW shop (GM) in the 1980s, there were salaried engineers and union hourly people building the cars. When the union made a gain by way of a strike, it was automatically applied to the salaried folks. We understood that their work benefitted the rest. This started to break down when GM bought EDS in 1985 and transferred all their IT people over to it and they lost all of those benefits. People who were able to get themselves classed as "engineers" rather than data processing were able to avoid the big transfer.