As unions decline, inequality rises

Re:As unions decline, inequality rises by BurningFrog on Saturday December 17, 2022 @11:25AM (#34029172)

> unions which appear to only serve a special interest group at the expense of everyone else

I mean, the intended purpose of unions is to serve their members, at the expense of non members.

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Re:As unions decline, inequality rises by ubercore on Saturday December 17, 2022 @11:29AM (#34029210)

Not necessarily. As I understand it, in the Nordics, employment conditions and benefits are protected by unions, regardless of an individual's membership.

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Re:As unions decline, inequality rises by BurningFrog on Saturday December 17, 2022 @02:36PM (#34031334)

I see how you read it that way, but I meant non members in a wider sense, as in the employer, and the general public.

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