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I would suggest looking into the free rider problem. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free-rider_problem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free-rider_problem Imagine
by JamesBarney 8y ago
I would suggest looking into the free rider problem.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free-rider_problem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free-rider_problem
Imagine everyone gets a 15% raise if a union is negotiating for them because of the increased bargaining power but union dues are 3%. Now it's in the groups best interest to have a union because they all make 12% more money after the union dues. However it's in each individual's best interest to collect the increased raise from the union's negotiation but not pay union dues. Effectively free riding off the union.
- kevstev 8y agoWhy couldn't they pay union and non-union members differently? That would certainly allow free-market forces to entice people to join if it benefits them.
- s73v3r_ 8y agoBecause most employers simply wouldn't want to deal with that. They don't want to have one set of rules for one group, and one set of rules for another. And what if you are a member, get the raise, and then leave the union? Do they dock your pay back to what you were before?
- JamesBarney 8y agoBecause unions also try to keep secret who voted for/against a union. If the employers know who's in a union and whose not in a union it's easy for them to push out union members and replace them with non union members.