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Re:US labor board official orders Amazon to redo union vote ... by Aunche on Tuesday November 30, 2021 @02:48PM (#29396584)
>SAG does not force productions to do anything

I'm merely applying the same language people use here to attack corporations.

>And since it's a union you either get all or none.

Everywhere else this would be a clear violation to antitrust.

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Re:US labor board official orders Amazon to redo union vote ... by yladiz on Tuesday November 30, 2021 @03:45PM (#29397253)
> Everywhere else this would be a clear violation to antitrust

What?

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Re:US labor board official orders Amazon to redo union vote ... by Jensson on Tuesday November 30, 2021 @07:10PM (#29399075)
"You either sell only laptops with intel CPU's or we will ship no CPU's to you at all!"

Sounds like a clear antitrust case to me.

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Re:US labor board official orders Amazon to redo union vote ... by TheCoelacanth on Tuesday November 30, 2021 @10:24PM (#29400300)
Exclusivity clauses like that are perfectly legal except in a few rare cases where companies have an unusually high amount of market dominance.
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Re:US labor board official orders Amazon to redo union vote ... by mrkstu on Tuesday November 30, 2021 @11:11PM (#29400570)
"Your best talent is going to be a SAG member." Sounds like market dominance to me.
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Re:US labor board official orders Amazon to redo union vote ... by DarylZero on Wednesday December 01, 2021 @03:30PM (#29408770)
"Union" and "trust" even mean the same thing.
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