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Re:Wage Theft is a Bigger Problem Than Other Forms of Theft ... by conanbatt on Saturday June 02, 2018 @11:22PM (#17217746)
Labor organizations survive on the employees that pay them, they are the formality of wage theft.

Unions suck, they really do. These things happen and people have to leave and find a new place, staying and litigating is not going to make any difference, and a union cannot spring money out of nowhere, they ould have the exact same issues.

Re:Wage Theft is a Bigger Problem Than Other Forms of Theft ... by s73v3r_ on Sunday June 03, 2018 @02:13PM (#17220827)
"Labor organizations survive on the employees that pay them, they are the formality of wage theft."

No, absolutely not. There is nothing in that statement that is true.

"These things happen and people have to leave and find a new place, staying and litigating is not going to make any difference"

That is the most wishy washy way to wave away theft that I've ever heard. It basically sounds like you're saying, "It's going to happen, so just accept it, and don't try to change it."

"and a union cannot spring money out of nowhere, they ould have the exact same issues."

Except the companies doing this are benefitting from it, at the expense of their employees.

Re:Wage Theft is a Bigger Problem Than Other Forms of Theft ... by conanbatt on Sunday June 03, 2018 @10:42PM (#17224145)
> No, absolutely not. There is nothing in that statement that is true.

A union where joining is a costly-optionality will have no members. Thus any union that has any strength whatsoever will be able to restrict work one way or another.

> That is the most wishy washy way to wave away theft that I've ever heard. It basically sounds like you're saying, "It's going to happen, so just accept it, and don't try to change it."

More like suing the cow for spilt milk. If a company is going brankrupt in a disorderly manner (fast and in a short period of time) there is no justice.

> Except the companies doing this are benefitting from it, at the expense of their employees.

Yes but now the unions will join in on the pillage!