Re:Amazon Sends ‘Vote No’ Instructions to Unionizing Employees
by tshaddox on Thursday February 25, 2021 @12:14PM
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Is that even true? Quick Google searches seem to show several instances of antitrust accusations against non-profits including trade unions and professional associations. There does seem to be a basic exemption for trade unions, but it seems that trade unions can lose that exemption for behaving in certain ways.
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Re:Amazon Sends ‘Vote No’ Instructions to Unionizing Employees
by cperciva on Thursday February 25, 2021 @01:33PM
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Sure, there are exceptions. But the entire purpose of labour unions is to engage in anti-competitive behaviour.
Re:Amazon Sends ‘Vote No’ Instructions to Unionizing Employees
by jrochkind1 on Thursday February 25, 2021 @02:05PM
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With or without a union, there are no laws I am aware of that prohibit workers cooperating to get higher wages from employers.
That does not violate anti-trust law in the US. It is not a special exemption the union has, it doesn't violate anti-trust law in the US even if there isn't a union involved, for employees to "collude" to get higher wages.
Or if there are such laws I'm not aware of, feel free to share. But I gather you think it ought to be illegal? Why?
Re:Amazon Sends ‘Vote No’ Instructions to Unionizing Employees
by tshaddox on Thursday February 25, 2021 @01:35PM
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Can you elaborate on that? I don't understand what's inherently anti-competitive about labor unions, unless you think that any time humans organize themselves is anti-competitive and the only thing that counts as competitive is a total lack of organization and cooperation above the level of the individual.