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> For example, could a union stop the payout of that high-level exec that was eventually shown the door for harrasment with a good bonus? No. Unions protect wo
by MisterTea 6y ago
> For example, could a union stop the payout of that high-level exec that was eventually shown the door for harrasment with a good bonus?
No. Unions protect workers, not the business.
> In this beautiful part of the world you would even sometimes pressured to pay and join as if you're not a union member can have consequences that are unwanted.
Are you a citizen of your nation and do you pay taxes? Just as a nation protects its citizens in exchange for taxes, a union protects its members in exchange for dues. Everyone has to participate for the system to reasonably work.
- johannes1234321 6y ago> No. Unions protect workers, not the business. To protect the workers, they also have to protect the jobs, which means they have to also protect the company. Finding the right balance there is tough and one of the greatest challenges.
- tremon 6y agoThat depends on the union. A miner's union doesn't need to protect all mining companies, just the ones that treat their employees best. Your argument only holds if the union is specific to one company.
- johannes1234321 6y agoA minor's union has to make sure that all their members, thus more or less all miners, keep their work. It doesn't neccissarily have to keep all mining companies alive, but if it would consolidate into a single mining company with (initially) good conditions it can't be in the union's interest as then all mining employment power is in one place. They have to find the right balance.