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Re:Amazon worker chat app to ban words such as “union”, “pay... by Groxx on Tuesday April 05, 2022 @02:59AM (#30916091)
If you're interested in maximum freedom of choice, didn't people clearly choose that unions are supported, in large enough numbers to get it written into lawbooks? Or are businesses somehow more free than people, so laws don't apply to them?
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Re:Amazon worker chat app to ban words such as “union”, “pay... by CryptoPunk on Tuesday April 05, 2022 @03:34AM (#30916278)
>>The Wikipedia entry for the NLRA specifically points out how it's meant to support contract liberty.

I think you're confusing the freedom of the majority to repress the rights of the minority, with "contract freedom", i.e. the right to free assocation.

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Re:Amazon worker chat app to ban words such as “union”, “pay... by Groxx on Tuesday April 05, 2022 @04:21AM (#30916542)
The right to free association and the right of the majority (power holders) to repress the minority (employees), yes.

And yes, I am in favor of limiting that. It has been used for many, many abuses through history. "Free association" really only exists when both sides have equal power, and oh boy is that not the case in most cases.

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