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unions are a bit like political parties: the basic ideas of collaboration and joint action are sound, but the unintended consequence of creating an organization
by markhahn 3y ago
unions are a bit like political parties: the basic ideas of collaboration and joint action are sound, but the unintended consequence of creating an organization is that the organization has a will of its own (blame "leaders").
it's no surprise that members and nonmembers alike tend to hate both kinds of organizations.
- ramesh31 3y ago>it's no surprise that members and nonmembers alike tend to hate both kinds of organizations. This is the biggest lesson the modern UAW has learned. They are now entirely democratic, with nationally elected leaders where one member equals one vote. All contracts are agreed upon by the entire organization.
- jacquesm 3y agoThis is Sweden, not the USA.
- virissimo 3y agoThe principal-agent problem is a fully general problem and is not unique to the USA.
- diggan 3y agoIt might be. However, GP's comment about "it's no surprise that members and nonmembers alike tend to hate both kinds of organizations" is not accurate for how Swedes generally see unions.
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