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Not only in Europe, but in Canada too. Think of the union as a corpo offering bargaining and administrative services. Unions compete with each other for workfor
by sockbot 3mo ago
Not only in Europe, but in Canada too. Think of the union as a corpo offering bargaining and administrative services. Unions compete with each other for workforces. The typical case would be for a newly unionizing workforce needing to choose which union to join.
It is rare, but a workforce can even choose to move to a different union.
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- jgalt212 3mo agoBut without a monopsony how do these choose your own adventure unions have any real bargaining power?
- reverius42 3mo agoIt sounds like they'd at least have more power than a single-employer union, by virtue of being larger and having more resources.
- jgalt212 3mo agoI'd much rather run a factory where only 10% of my workers may strike than one where 90% may strike.
- s1artibartfast 3mo agoIt is usually like 2 or 3 and they will strike together. Having multiple keeps the unions in check and arguing for a pay raise for 60% of workers and nothing for 40%. I that case, the 40 would form their own union
- jshier 3mo agoIn countries where meta-strikes are legal, the unions cooperate on basic rights, and strike together when needed. Such coordination is explicitly illegal in the US, and has been since the '30s (IIRC).