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American laws around unions are very weak compared to other countries. Sympathy / Support strikes by neighboring unions are not legal for example. This was wha
by robert_foss 4y ago
American laws around unions are very weak compared to other countries.
Sympathy / Support strikes by neighboring unions are not legal for example. This was what allowed unions to prevail at McDonalds in Denmark.
Yes, flipping burgers at McD is a union job Denmark. The BigMac index of Denmark is 4.4, compared to 5.67 in America.
- TaylorAlexander 4y agoWell phrased differently, laws around unions are strong but they are strong in how they limit the power of unions.
- pmoriarty 4y ago> Sympathy / Support strikes by neighboring unions are not legal for example. I don't understand why union members just don't break the law and strike anyway. A lot of the protests during the Civil Rights struggle in America were illegal (and were met with lethal force, dogs, firehoses, etc..) yet the people still protested... and prevailed.
- Cederfjard 4y agoThis is not backed up by any data, so I welcome being rebuked, but my gut feeling is that those people were worse off than the ones who are unionized today, so the risks were worth it. Perhaps today the calculus yields a different outcome.
- flurie 4y agoThe monumental failure of the PATCO strike[1] has had lingering effects that continue through today. [1] https://libraries.uta.edu/news-events/blog/1981-patco-strike https://libraries.uta.edu/news-events/blog/1981-patco-strike