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Re:Send Noncompete Agreements Back to the Middle Ages by cperciva on Thursday December 06, 2018 @01:42PM (#18620789)
Why should laws say employers can't voluntarily sign a union security agreement?

Because (at least pre-Hobby-Lobby) laws have historically prioritized the rights of individuals over the rights of corporations. An employer which compels their employees to join a union is signing away the rights of those employees, while an employee who signs a non-compete is only signing away their own rights.

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Re:Send Noncompete Agreements Back to the Middle Ages by deogeo on Thursday December 06, 2018 @03:18PM (#18621750)
The compulsion in both cases is exactly the same - pay union dues/sign non-compete, or find a new job.
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Re:Send Noncompete Agreements Back to the Middle Ages by cperciva on Thursday December 06, 2018 @03:24PM (#18621807)
You can negotiate with an employer over the terms of the non-compete you sign.

If the employer has a mandatory unionization agreement, you can't negotiate with them to change the terms of that.

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Re:Send Noncompete Agreements Back to the Middle Ages by deogeo on Thursday December 06, 2018 @04:04PM (#18622217)
Sure you can - just invite the union to the negotiating table. Any contract can be changed if all parties agree. Or even simpler - ask for a pay raise in the exact amount of the union dues.
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Re:Send Noncompete Agreements Back to the Middle Ages by cperciva on Thursday December 06, 2018 @09:08PM (#18624525)
Asking for a pay raise to cover the union dues is a red herring -- unions do far more than merely collect dues from their members.
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Re:Send Noncompete Agreements Back to the Middle Ages by deogeo on Friday December 07, 2018 @12:54PM (#18629845)
As do employers, so I fail to see your point.
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