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FYI, the Nordic countries do not have national minimum wage, but they have strong government protected unions who negotiate a minimum wage per industry. It's a
by audunw 11y ago
FYI, the Nordic countries do not have national minimum wage, but they have strong government protected unions who negotiate a minimum wage per industry. It's a much better solution, and frankly the loss of industry unions is a tragedy for the US and the only reason people think they need a national minimum wage - which is really a dumb solution.
The conspiracist in me likes to think that corporations there push for minimum wage as one of many ways of stripping unions of power, and to argue that they're not necessary
- michaelmrose 11y agoIt's possible that a national minimum wage increase could be achieved revamping the entire nature of labor and unions not as likely. We can talk about implementing the later and doing away with the national minimum wage thereafter.
- clarkmoody 11y agoMinimum wages proposed by unions are designed to destroy the job prospects of non-union workers. It is pure self-interest on the part of the union.
- michaelmrose 11y agoSo don't allow contractual exceptions. Incidently almost all union workers make more than minimum wage.
- imtringued 11y agoThat doesn't make sense. A business wants to have as few union workers as possible. If they only give raises to union members then everyone will want to join a union further putting the business during negotiations in a even worse position than just raising the wages for everyone.