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Does anybody else think that unions are really labor side price fixing, and not much different to companies conspiring to fix prices, or the recent tech compani
by eloff 11y ago
Does anybody else think that unions are really labor side price fixing, and not much different to companies conspiring to fix prices, or the recent tech companies conspiracy to not poach each other's employees (a form of wage fixing, but on the side of capital.) It seems hypocritical to support one and be against the other.
On a less theoretical note, looking at stagnant wages over the last couple decades, it seems clear that between capital and labor, capital seems to hold more bargaining power. So something is needed to tip the power balance towards labor. Whether that's unions or something else, I have no idea.
- gertef 11y agoYour second paragraph answers your first. In the world, the simple textbook theoretical solutions do not apply. The entire structure of government and law is about a group of people asserting their rules over others, to maintain a balance of power.
- moheeb 11y ago"Does anybody else think that unions are really labor side price fixing" I don't think that, at least not in all cases. I've worked in some pretty crappy places that thankfully had unions in place to protect the workers' rights and safety.
- eloff 11y agoIt's a good point that unions are about more than just getting higher wages.