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In the US, unions fight hard to take that choice away from people. "Right to work" laws in many states allow people to opt out of union membership and fees. U
by nate_meurer 5y ago
In the US, unions fight hard to take that choice away from people. "Right to work" laws in many states allow people to opt out of union membership and fees. Unions hate these laws and fight relentlessly to get them overturned.
- heavyset_go 5y ago"Right to work" laws force unions to represent workers who are not union members. The truth is that no one is forcing you to work a union job.
- erik_seaberg 5y agoA union is free to negotiate a contract that only applies to their own members, they just prefer not to so they can prevent non-members from competing using more favorable terms. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members-only_unionism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Members-only_unionism
- nate_meurer 5y ago> The truth is that no one is forcing you to work a union job. That's pretty disingenuous. Try working for government at any level without also working for a union. I could turn your argument around and say, "if you want a union job just go find one!" Regardless, that choice you speak of represents a profound injustice according to union leaders. The ultimate goal of mainstream political labor movements is universal unionization. They would very much like to make it so that everyone is forced to pay union dues, no matter where they work.
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