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Re:Instacart shoppers besieged by bots that snatch lucrative... by debouncy on Wednesday August 05, 2020 @10:36AM (#24061234)
If unions don't aren't somewhat mandatory then workers are trapped in prisoner's dilemma.
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Re:Instacart shoppers besieged by bots that snatch lucrative... by erik_seaberg on Wednesday August 05, 2020 @05:47PM (#24065987)
The prisoner's dilemma is modeled with only two sides. A union might be better for average members, but it's strictly worse for non-members and employers and customers. Competition is a solution, not a problem to be avoided.
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Re:Instacart shoppers besieged by bots that snatch lucrative... by sukilot on Wednesday August 05, 2020 @05:00PM (#24065542)
Yes. That's an argument against libertarianism, not an argument that libertarianism must include mandatory unions.
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