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> but the trend in unions toward damaging their employers more than protecting the workers It's an American thing because of lax labour laws missing protection
by legulere 5y ago
> but the trend in unions toward damaging their employers more than protecting the workers
It's an American thing because of lax labour laws missing protections from being fired and missing social security.
The company wants to close an unprofitable branch? The union prevents it, because the workers will fall into a hole when their job gets taken away.
Currently in Germany Nordex is closing down a plant and the union is demanding that the plant is sold faster, so there will be new jobs for the workers.
- taeric 5y agoThis does feed in my odd weak union position. I feel that it is too close to folks not wanting to support local government. That is, I'd rather just have higher taxes and better social nets than some trades locking in dues to a national org. I don't know how to get that. So, I'm more likely to support unions. But I fear it moves further from the better answer.