I do not disagree with anything you have written. Personally, I
think that a prime reason that high-tech computing "professionals," as
they see themselves, shun the thought of organizing for their own
betterment is because they tend to associate such organization of
workers as being "blue collar" in nature. This relates to issues of
pride as you have pointed out.
Organizing of workforces, and unions in general, has been cast as
something that the lower castes involve themselves in. It has become
a class issue as a result of hype associated with efforts to undo such
attempts on the part of workers to achieve more for themselves.
Doctors, nurses and teachers have powerful professional associations.
They're highly educated professionals.
High-tech computing professionals need to look away from their computer
monitors and take a look around at what other professionals are doing.
The companies whose work they do are not considering the best interests
of the employees and especially the contractors. Computing professionals
have to understand that organizing is the best thing for their own
selfish interests as well as the conditions of the profession as a whole.
Or they can seethe alone, listening to Faux News as they work [overtime,
on salary, without extra pay].
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