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> The other challenge with unions, is that while one can succeed it leaves everyone else that is outside of the union at other companies completely unprotected.
by dogprez 6y ago
> The other challenge with unions, is that while one can succeed it leaves everyone else that is outside of the union at other companies completely unprotected.
The 5 day 40 hour workweek was championed by the trade unions but everyone got the advantage of that eventually.
- raiyu 6y agoProves my point.
- dogprez 6y agoRight, your point was that legislation is superior to unions. My point is that unions can lead to legislation, as was the case of the 40hr workweek.
- raiyu 6y agoYes and I'm saying we should be thinking of unions on a broader basis. Not as a single company union, but as the union of American workers, and directly pushing for legislation. =]