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> Unions can't force their members (or non-members) to strike, except for the fact that if as a member you refuse to join a strike organised by your union you m
by filoleg 3y ago
> Unions can't force their members (or non-members) to strike, except for the fact that if as a member you refuse to join a strike organised by your union you might be expelled.
Unless I am heavily misreading, “we organized a strike, and if you don’t join us, you are expelled from the union” sounds exactly like a union forcing its members to strike.
What other kind of “forced to strike” scenario were you imagining? Union leaders holding those refusing to strike at a gunpoint? Because other than extreme examples like this one, it sounds like a textbook version of forcing members to strike.
- jplrssn 3y agoHistorically it wasn't uncommon to attempt to physically prevent strikebreakers from crossing the picket line. Most if not all organisations have standards of conduct that they expect their members to follow, and its not surprising that unions view strikebreaking ("scabbing") as being contrary to those standards. But seeing as the whole point of unions is organised action, why would you want to be a member if you weren't interested in participating in that action?