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Restricting competition to raise the cost of the product sold. That's why unions hate people who cross the picket line. If you willingly compete, you undermine
by missedthecue 4y ago
Restricting competition to raise the cost of the product sold. That's why unions hate people who cross the picket line. If you willingly compete, you undermine the whole strategy.
- kelseyfrog 4y agoThat's so interesting. Most people tend to call that a monopoly and use the word union for something else. What made you choose to use union for this behavior instead?
- missedthecue 4y agoWell unions really only work well when they have a monopoly. If a plant want's to go on strike over something, but that means only 10% of the workforce is walking off, that's not as effective as if the union was in a monopoly position. In fact this is why the Clayton Act specifically exempts unions from anti-trust law, and it's why "Right to work" laws are so controversial - they reduce the monopoly status of the union.
- kelseyfrog 4y agoI get all that. I also understand that unions function as a labor monopoly. What I don't get is not simply referring to unions as unions and monopolies as monopolies as is the common practice. Correct me, if I'm understanding but your point seems to be this Unions are a monopoly so it makes sense to call OPEC a union. Let me refer us both back to intro to programming and frame this in OOP terms. Just because a Cat has an IS-A relationship to Animal, does not make all Animals Cats.
- missedthecue 4y agoI wouldn't call OPEC a union, but I would call it a cartel, just like labor unions are.
- kelseyfrog 4y agomissedthecue 4 hours ago > OPEC is also a union missedthecue 1 hour ago > I wouldn't call OPEC a union You might want to re-examine your cybersecurity measures - someone hacked your account.
- missedthecue 4y agoYes, I put it in those terms to help remove the blinders some people have on. In a strict sense, I guess you could that OPEC does meet the definition of a union, in the sense that it is a group of entities coordinating together. Just like the EU, a marriage, the commonwealth, or the USA. We're really just splitting hairs at this point. My main point is that the motives and tactics of both OPEC and the UAW are identical.
- specialist 4y agoaka arguing in bad faith.
- specialist 4y ago> Restricting competition aka collective bargaining. > If you willingly compete aka defecting. It's just game theory. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Logic_of_Collective_Action https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Logic_of_Collective_Action I really don't understand why people get so fluffed up about it.
- palmetieri2000 4y agoIf you took the time to learn a less nonsensical definition you might have an easier time understanding why OPEC isn't even close.