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A lot of people like to pretend that government invented unions, when what the government did was step in and set things up so companies would stop hiring merce
by saalweachter 9y ago
A lot of people like to pretend that government invented unions, when what the government did was step in and set things up so companies would stop hiring mercenaries to shoot unionized workers and unionized workers would stop burning down factories. Making it harder for government to effectively mediate labor disputes won't eliminate labor disputes, in the long run, it will just bring back the thuggery of the late 19th/early 20th century.
- dnautics 9y agoThe government does far more than stop companies from hiring thugs to shoot union members (which it should do). The government does things like obligate non union members to pay union dues even when they choose not to participate.
- msla 9y agoThe government forces people to pay union dues even when they choose to not support the political groups unions give money to.