https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/18/17369278/apple-ios-developers-union-app-store-free-trials-revenue-cut-negotiations

Thirty-five iOS developers have formed a group to call on Apple for better treatment of app developers, starting with an expansion of its free trial policy by the time the company celebrates the 10th anniversary of the mobile software marketplace this July. Eventually, the coalition says it wants to demand Apple negotiate better terms for App Store revenue cuts, which have remained at a 70-30 split since the advent of the store in 2008.

The group, which calls itself the Developers Union, is not a standard labor union, and its website clarifies that fact by stating, “This is a non-union union created to bring developers and supporters together for better App Stores for all by focusing on issues that best serve those who create and use apps.” There are no dues, and there is no indication the group is seeking representation with an existing labor union for the purposes of collective bargaining.