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> Shareholders in a business can associate freely and vote as a bloc if so inclined, so I see no reason why workers should not do the same. However, shareholde
by sangnoir 5y ago
> Shareholders in a business can associate freely and vote as a bloc if so inclined, so I see no reason why workers should not do the same.
However, shareholders cannot opt-out of being represented by a slate of directors, and choose to interface with the company's management on a 1-1 basis. If a shareholder abstains from voting for directors, or if their preferred candidate(s) lose, they still get represented by the board that was voted-in by the majority.
- anigbrowl 5y agoThis misses the point. You don't lose your shareholder rights if you join a bloc with other shareholders.
- sangnoir 5y agoWorkers are also free to vote as a block. I was highlighting the similarity that exists there between shareholders and workers: if you lose the vote, you will get represented to management by someone not of your choosing, bloc-voting or no.