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A union is just a way to make a multilateral contract negotiation between one huge party and hundreds of thousands of very small parties into a bi-lateral contr
by willyt 4y ago
A union is just a way to make a multilateral contract negotiation between one huge party and hundreds of thousands of very small parties into a bi-lateral contract negotiation between two equals, it’s a completely rational negotiating tactic in a pure capitalist system and it can only be prevented by restricting basic human rights to freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, freedom of contract and the right to live without fear of violence.
- bombcar 4y agoThe union just makes two huge parties, neither of which the employee has much choice about.
- coldpie 4y agoMost unions that have survived 40 years of anti worker propaganda are huge, yes. But they don't have to be. One thing I'm hoping comes out of this recent union revival is an exploration of different union types and sizes, to find new models that work well.
- bombcar 4y agoIt's amusing to me that unions complain about outsourcing as they themselves outsource all their work to some mega-union.
- mhoad 4y agoYou seem to be rather confused about how unions actually work, this is one of many comments from you in this thread that kind of reads like you got all of your exposure to unions from a Ben Shapiro video or something.
- zeroonetwothree 4y agoI agree completely as long as we also don’t start using state police power to enforce closed shops.
- LBJsPNS 4y agoYou truly know zero about labor history, don't you. Either that or you're an incredibly nasty troll. State police power has historically and to this day been used to enforce the power of capital against labor and unions, not to "enforce closed shops." Give me a break.