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Re:G.M. Strike: 50k Union Workers Walk Out Over Wages and Id... by jschwartzi on Monday September 16, 2019 @12:24PM (#20985702)
> We do have all sorts of laws and regulations preventing formation of large monopolies in corporate world. Do we have anything to prevent a de facto monopolization of workforce by a union?

It's called "right-to-work" law. Some states have it and some states don't. But it prevents a union from requiring you to join as a condition of working for a company.

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Re:G.M. Strike: 50k Union Workers Walk Out Over Wages and Id... by charwalker on Monday September 16, 2019 @02:57PM (#20987359)
And in some cases translates to the ability to fire you same day with no reason given. Perk is you can do the same, quit with no reason or notice. The imbalance seems clear.
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