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by hnunionthrow 5y ago
At the expense of whataboutism, I'd love to see some kind of legislation against themselves as opposed to trying to bring these business entities under their heel. Something along the lines of: "GOP and Democratic party hold a duo
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by hnunionthrow 6y ago
> So? It's totally at the employer's discretion, and there are a million other things that are non-negotiable. Sure. But it is between you and your employer, and it is not unilaterally dictated by you or by your employer. Also,
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by hnunionthrow 6y ago
> Let me put it this way: if managers weren't forced down onto workers, maybe I'd work with a different manager or no manager at all. Most employers will allow changing teams/managers internally. Also, you can discuss it w
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by hnunionthrow 6y ago
Which basically reinforces GP's point about it being a monopoly? > If you don't want to work for the union that's at a particular workplace, you can always choose another workplace. Or, if unions weren't forced down o
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by hnunionthrow 6y ago
I believe what GP was alluding to is that if a workplace is unionized, the worker does not have a choice of wanting to be a part of the union or not(in a non right to work state), and so essentially a monopoly. IF the worker wants to work f
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by hnunionthrow 6y ago
Sure. But this is not specific to Amazon. Most media pieces around this made it sound like Amazon drivers' are exclusive to this experience. A lot of people working in the transportation industry do this and it is not very hard to imag
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by hnunionthrow 6y ago
Thank god and whoever else for this. This is amazing. I realize and understand a segment of HN readers are sympathetic to unions(the American version too), and some are vocal advocates as well, but I am absolutely elated at this outcome. Ed