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Unions are lousy but they also force employers to treat their employees with some minimum levels of respect. People literally die and get maimed when governmen
by jammygit 8y ago
Unions are lousy but they also force employers to treat their employees with some minimum levels of respect. People literally die and get maimed when governments and unions don't force employers to act better. Apples Chinese plants have suicide nets around them
- umvi 8y agoI tend to agree, but I think they should be a last resort after regulation and other means have failed to improve working conditions.
- CryptoPunk 8y agoWorkplace fatalities were decreasing every decade before labor regulatons and widespread unionization came into force. There was no critical shortcoming in the market economy that justified passing laws that gave unions total control over their employers' labor practices. In fact, both wages and life expectancy were improving faster before labor laws came into effect.