Re:Seattle Considers Measure to Let Uber and Lyft Drivers Un...
by baddox on Monday December 14, 2015 @04:53PM
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I don't see how collective bargaining is some special thing that should require special protection or permission. It seems like a logical result of the freedom to negotiate the terms of one's own employment (which hopefully isn't controversial) and the freedom to assemble with other people (which hopefully isn't controversial). I'm free to tell my employer that I want $x per hour, and the employer is free to say yes or no. Similarly, I should be able to tell my employer that I want $x per hour for me and a bunch of my friends, and the employer is free to say yes or no.
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Re:Seattle Considers Measure to Let Uber and Lyft Drivers Un...
by HillaryBriss on Monday December 14, 2015 @05:45PM
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That's not what "collective bargaining" means.
It entails government enforcement of a set of rules on a labor marketplace for all participants.
Collective bargaining arrangements are why, for example, one cannot be a teacher at a Los Angeles public school without paying union dues. You must operate under the same employment rules as all other teachers.
You certainly are not allowed to undercut them by working at a lower wage level.
You can't just go to the Los Angeles Unified School District and negotiate your own separate contract as a teacher. Neither you nor the school district are free to make such an arrangement.