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Re:Google hired union-busting consultants to convince employ... by bell-cot on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @11:31AM (#29908887)
> But could you imagine if we spoke about corporations in this manner? "I've worked for corporations and they are a mixed bag. In practice, they often abuse their employees...

One Slight Difference - Corporations are supposed to serve their owners' financial interests. Unions are supposed to serve their members. How 'bout we speak just as harshly of mission-failure unions as we do of mission-failure corporations?

OTOH, I certainly agree with your 4th para - "...Like democratic nations, they can contain abusers, they can be inefficient, and they can fail...".

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Re:Google hired union-busting consultants to convince employ... by Nullabillity on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @11:39AM (#29909060)
Surely intending and designing for a negative outcome just makes it even worse?
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