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Re:Thousands of Google’s cafeteria workers have unionized by Spooky23 on Tuesday December 31, 2019 @02:18PM (#21923718)
I live in a free market and a free society.

Why can't I democratically decide to associate with and democratically negotiate in a group and freely enter a contract with a third party? Isn't that what a free market is all about?

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Re:Thousands of Google’s cafeteria workers have unionized by missedthecue on Thursday January 02, 2020 @02:25AM (#21933589)
Sure you're more than welcome to do that.

And unions should be free to go to the negotiating table. But it should be just that. A negotiation. They should offer something of value in exchange for more compensation other than "give us X or we shut down the business".

That's a cartel. Imagine if businesses organized themselves into employers unions and refused to hire anyone above a certain wage?

Cartels are bad. They are anti-free market

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