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Re:Google hired union-busting consultants to convince employ... by _jal on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @12:03PM (#29909490)
> We definitely talk about corporations in this way. All the time, in fact!

But it is always about individual bad actors, not "corporations".

When MacDonald's franchises get press showing they're stealing employees' wages, people blame MacDonald's, or the individual franchises.

When some union leader embezzles money, people talk about "those unions".

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Re:Google hired union-busting consultants to convince employ... by codekansas on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @12:33PM (#29910034)
Partly this is a consequence of the relatively small number of unions compared to corporations (which is by design). For example, if you work in the auto industry, there are a lot of different corporations you could work for but only one major union. It also means that you generally have more choice in your employer than your union representation.
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Re:Google hired union-busting consultants to convince employ... by pydry on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @12:56PM (#29910413)
>For example, if you work in the auto industry, there are a lot of different corporations you could work for

There really aren't. Perhaps if there were, union representation wouldnt be so desperately needed.

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