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Kalanick would have to be an idiot (which he's not) to let them unionize. Uber has a ridiculous amount of funding, and I can't imagine any of their investors wo
by w1ntermute 12y ago
Kalanick would have to be an idiot (which he's not) to let them unionize. Uber has a ridiculous amount of funding, and I can't imagine any of their investors would oppose them taking advantage of it to starve any unions out. People will forget soon enough that Uber wasn't available for a while, but a union will be like an open wound that just won't go away.
After all, if the drivers go to their competitors, then they'll just unionize there too. And once the situation has stabilized, Uber can just undercut their unionized competitors and put them out of business.
- cdcarter 12y agoWell, an employer really doesn't get to choose whether or not employees can unionize. They just get to employ unfair and illegal labor practices without much retribution.
- dsl 12y agoYes they do. Step one is employees forming a union. Step two is negotiating a labor contract. If an employer says no to a labor contract and fires everyone, the employees are back at square one. Back in the day if a union tried to fire everyone and rehire, the union would physically assault scab workers and their families. Hence the close ties between unions and organized crime. (EDIT: I added this part to point out unions do not have any leverage anymore to work with, sorry if you misunderstood it as implying unions still regularly employ violence)
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