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This might be a naive union question: Competition is good, and we always want a choice of where to shop. I imagine the same goes for unions. Is there anti-mono
by 6gvONxR4sf7o 7y ago
This might be a naive union question:
Competition is good, and we always want a choice of where to shop. I imagine the same goes for unions. Is there anti-monopoly and antitrust law around unions? E.g. protecting consumers against there being only one union for widget makers. I would guess that unions would be less controversial with a healthy ecosystem of competition on both the employer and labor sides, but I don't know much about unions.
- rhinoceraptor 7y agoIt seems like that kind of defeats the purpose of the union: to create a unified bargaining entity for the workers. If there are two or three unions for the same type of work, then their negotiation power isn't as strong.
- 6gvONxR4sf7o 7y agoI imagine it as a spectrum. One union has all sorts of power. Two or three unions have less, but still have way way more bargaining power than one union per worker, which we have today. There should be a balance.
- ido 7y agoIn Israel school teachers have 2 competing unions.