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Unions are labor cartels. Sellers of labor ban together to set price floors. The force of special legal privilege alone has prevented unions from being consigne
by Prrometheus 19y ago
Unions are labor cartels. Sellers of labor ban together to set price floors. The force of special legal privilege alone has prevented unions from being consigned to the scrap heap of history's unsuccessful cartels. This privilege prevents the alternate sellers of goods that normally break up cartel ("scabs") from entering the market.
- greendestiny 19y agoWell at least unions have become cartels. I don't see a problem with voluntary bodies representing workers, advocating for them as a body and so forth. In fact I think remove special protections for unions would make them more accountable to their members, making them better at doing what they are suppose to do; look after their members.