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Re:Apple joins opposition to encrypted message app scanning by JumpCrisscross on Wednesday June 28, 2023 @08:39AM (#36505509)
> A union could, if it chose to, take collective action to stop some particular lobbying effort

For consumer benefit? No. It's technically possible. But it's simply not how the structure is framed or incentivized.

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Re:Apple joins opposition to encrypted message app scanning by gbear605 on Wednesday June 28, 2023 @08:53AM (#36505692)
Nurses unions have advocated in the US for policies like Medicare-for-all (single payer health care), so it’s not just possible but plausible. It would help them too (simplifying insurance makes nurses lives easier), but that’s equally true for many consumer protection bills in the tech space.

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/552324-union-lobbies-c...

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Re:Apple joins opposition to encrypted message app scanning by JumpCrisscross on Wednesday June 28, 2023 @09:07AM (#36505861)
> Nurses unions have advocated in the US for policies like Medicare-for-all

The same way a mechanics' union would advocate for a car subsidy. I'm not saying it's entirely disingenuous. Just that there is a commercial need served; I haven't seen a private sector union advocate for something meaningful that's revenue neutral.

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