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Oncall shifts should not exist and their ubiquity is the most clear cut sign that software developers need a union.
No software developer should ever be responding to issues outside of their regular working hours.
If 24x7 support is actually critical (hint: for most products it absolutely is not), then staffing weekend and overnight shifts to provide that support is also critical.
If a company isn’t willing to do that then they’re really admitting that after hours support isn’t actually that important.