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Re:Apple Continues Efforts to Keep Retail Stores from Unioni... by catiopatio on Sunday April 09, 2023 @04:54PM (#35506390)
Citizens and municipal and state governments are not in an employment relationship and are not remotely comparable to one.

> I'm more than okay working toward the common good, I just want this common good decided between the parties through negotiation, not handed down from on high.

What you’ve just described is an inherently adversarial relationship with an employer by virtue of your desire to co-opt ownership and authority over their business.

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Re:Apple Continues Efforts to Keep Retail Stores from Unioni... by SturgeonsLaw on Sunday April 09, 2023 @10:19PM (#35508516)
Negotiating individually for a pay increase is also adversarial. More money for me means less money for my employer, our interests are in direct contradiction.
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