No one said there wasn't, what was stated is that it wasn't common.
Great for you to manage to find those gigs, it's not representative of the more general trend.
It was always there, for a very few select opportunities. I only got 2 remote gigs for very early stage startups without an office before COVID (and I've been in this industry for 20 years), after it's been 70% of offers from recruiters telling me "we're remote friendly".
Do you understand the difference? If you don't like unions, don't join one, you're free to do it, as others are free to associate and be part of one. If you don't like a unionised place you can always move to another job, it will always be there for you, no worries.
It wasn't hard to find for you. In the market you were looking for a job, at the time you were looking for a job, given that the vast majority of people weren't working remotely before can we agree that it wasn't common nor easy to find for a vast swath of the population?
You seem to conflate your experience with the general experience, that's an extremely harmful bias to have since it signals you are unable to see the bigger picture, nor empathise with how others have very different life experiences...
Again, great for you, it wasn't the common experience.
I simply do not understand your grudge against unions.
You're absolutely free to not join one, I have no idea where you are from so can't understand the cultural aspect of your grudge. It's just really tiring to read the same non-sequitur repeated ad nauseum, yes, you do not like unions, I got that, what else do you have to say?
Unions where I live are a central and core component of the labour market, the government does not interfere in the market, all employment contracts are established by employees and employers with the support of strong unions to provide the basics: minimum wage, working hours, additional benefits not covered by law, etc. That's a free market of labour, and the right of freedom of association working as intended.
If you care to expand the discussion further than being edgy about unions we can have a meaningful chat, right now you just sound like a parrot.
Great for you to manage to find those gigs, it's not representative of the more general trend.
It was always there, for a very few select opportunities. I only got 2 remote gigs for very early stage startups without an office before COVID (and I've been in this industry for 20 years), after it's been 70% of offers from recruiters telling me "we're remote friendly".
Do you understand the difference? If you don't like unions, don't join one, you're free to do it, as others are free to associate and be part of one. If you don't like a unionised place you can always move to another job, it will always be there for you, no worries.