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I understand what a labor union does MrFarstrider Send a noteboard - 21/02/2014 11:36:20 PM

The reaction to unions over the last 50 years is what doesn't make sense to me. In oligopolies where businesses work in collusion to to remove their respective competition, and then price fix their product market, the public's reaction is: "oh my, how terrible".

Yet using the same logic, the labor market unionizes, acts in collusion to work together with their labor competitors, price fix a labor purchase point in the labor market, and the public's reaction is: "wow, what a great thing".

Its the exact same practice in different markets yet somehow the public acceptance of each is completely different. Labor markets were turned into monopolies within our borders until free trade agreements opened the labor markets back up to international competitors (which also has its own problems without tariffs to equalize the value of the respective economies).

I believe government regulation of the labor market is the better solution than monopolization of the labor market.

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Volkswagen workers reject United Auto Workers - Anonymous2000 - 17/02/2014 02:42:20 PM 860 Views
Are you still doing these? *NM* TheCrownless - 17/02/2014 06:31:29 PM 296 Views
It's either these or no posts..... *NM* Anonymous2000 - 17/02/2014 06:54:54 PM 202 Views
Even if that theory did hold up to testing TheCrownless - 17/02/2014 07:01:18 PM 487 Views
I dunno, I was kind of curious how the first American "works council" would work out. Legolas - 17/02/2014 06:57:15 PM 519 Views
if American unions were not so bad they would have more support random thoughts - 18/02/2014 02:27:52 AM 458 Views
Funny, that's pretty much how a lot of people here feel about unions too. Legolas - 18/02/2014 08:35:54 PM 510 Views
So out of curiosity, you are totally against all unions? *NM* beetnemesis - 18/02/2014 02:39:45 AM 200 Views
Can't say I am against "ALL", but I can't think of any I would support..... Anonymous2000 - 18/02/2014 04:47:39 AM 446 Views
How do you think things like benefits, salary, working conditions, etc. should be negotiated, then? *NM* beetnemesis - 18/02/2014 06:44:04 PM 197 Views
omost workers in the US don't belong to unions random thoughts - 18/02/2014 08:13:19 PM 470 Views
So your argument is basically "let market forces do their work?" beetnemesis - 19/02/2014 02:43:09 AM 504 Views
sorry but I did not make an argument I answered your question random thoughts - 19/02/2014 04:21:04 AM 478 Views
Agreed. public sector unions should be outlawed.....even FDR was against them. Anonymous2000 - 19/02/2014 01:03:56 PM 499 Views
But your original post was about an Auto Workers union, right? beetnemesis - 19/02/2014 02:10:54 PM 473 Views
(brain fart, I thought you were Anonymous 2000) *NM* beetnemesis - 19/02/2014 02:08:36 PM 191 Views
How would you prefer them to work? Any specific country? *NM* beetnemesis - 19/02/2014 02:09:40 PM 203 Views
more informal and less focus on senority and following every rule to the letter random thoughts - 19/02/2014 04:49:48 PM 556 Views
I never really understood unions MrFarstrider - 19/02/2014 03:10:27 PM 497 Views
It's not too difficult beetnemesis - 19/02/2014 08:54:16 PM 455 Views
In regards to working conditions.... Jeordam - 20/02/2014 04:09:58 PM 527 Views
So, government regulation beetnemesis - 20/02/2014 06:07:43 PM 529 Views
most conservative support the idea of regulations random thoughts - 20/02/2014 11:30:42 PM 437 Views
Ha! Well, yeah, can't really disagree there. *NM* beetnemesis - 21/02/2014 02:37:52 AM 230 Views
I understand what a labor union does MrFarstrider - 21/02/2014 11:36:20 PM 474 Views
I hate public sector unions. They should be put to death. AgentApple - 24/02/2014 07:47:28 AM 582 Views
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