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> I can't even fathom the idea of a union with no members at a given company or organization "just showing up" and trying to get the management to bargain with
by chrisseaton 4y ago
> I can't even fathom the idea of a union with no members at a given company or organization "just showing up" and trying to get the management to bargain with them on their workers' behalf. It's just utterly nonsensical.
That's how many unions work.
For example look at what is happening with Amazon warehouses - existing external unions turn up and try to recruit workers.
You also see it for example in the UK where unions have a political party and try to use that to change labour laws through normal government elections.
Whether or not that's nonsensical is a matter of opinion!
- danaris 4y agoI don't think that's a reasonable interpretation of what you said earlier, though. You were talking about a union "showing up and dictating to the company", not "showing up and recruiting employees to join the union through the normal legal process, then bargain collectively with the company the way unions do".
- chrisseaton 4y agoBottom line is - the union needs to convince the company to listen to them. If they don't convince the company, then the company can ignore them. That was the original question.