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We're enjoying a very labor-friendly market, but there are many examples in certain periods where unions locked up good, well-paying jobs behind exclusionary, n
by legitster 3y ago
We're enjoying a very labor-friendly market, but there are many examples in certain periods where unions locked up good, well-paying jobs behind exclusionary, nepotistic, and racist membership practices.
So I would be happy to distinguish between a scab who is looking to make a quick buck and a strikebreaker who was never eligible for a union job in the first place. Depends on the context.
- Scarblac 3y agoIn Europe, typically, a collective bargaining agreement is agreed between the company and the unions - and then it applies to all workers, union member or not. But unions don't have any say in who gets a job. There is no such thing as a "union job".
- LtWorf 3y agoin italy it's illegal to hire someone to replace a striking worker.