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0 pointsparineum3y ago0 comments

Unions don't make business decisions.

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wpietri3y ago· 2 in thread

Unions can definitely influence them. E.g., that's a big part of the point of the German Betriebsrat: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Works_council#Germany

parineumOP3y ago

Unions can influence them only while they're in CBA negotiations unless they negotiate a seat at the table, as in your example, which is not something that is at all common in the US.

wpietri3y ago

Formally, that's true. But as we see in the writer's strike, unions definitely try to influence business decisions, and sometimes they succeed.

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