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0 pointseru1y ago0 comments

> You cannot "just stop working" (because some industrial processes, when let down, can destroy the whole factory).

Well, people in any old club can "just stop working". But they are facing contractual penalties including getting fired. And I think that's fair.

> In any case, the US should destroy the unions by removing all legislation preventing work organization or giving them special rights, and let them reform as grassroot unions (your "old club that people can form") and let them grow from this point.

Yes. Though removing the special legal rights (and the few obligations) from unions would basically destroy them.

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orwin1y ago· 1 in thread

You seems to believe unions appeared out of nowhere. Just remember that the NRA was initially created to limit firearms access for workers. When unions as they exist in the US are destroyed, something else might take their place. Hopefully it won't be new Luigi's but a better work organisation.

eruOP1y ago

> You seems to believe unions appeared out of nowhere.

No, why?

The British monarchy also didn't spring out of nowhere, but that doesn't mean Britain couldn't turn into a republic, if they wanted to change their laws.

Here in Singapore we barely have any unions, or rather in practice unions barely have any influence.

Compare also https://pseudoerasmus.com/2017/10/02/ijd/

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