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Re:Striking auto workers want a 40% pay increase–the same ra... by TaylorAlexander on Monday September 18, 2023 @09:06PM (#37564478)
> It's more like using the power of government to ensure the company has no alternative to the union.

Unions absolutely do not need the government to exist. It is only through government attempts to control and curtail unions that the government has involved itself in unions. See for example the Taft-Hartley act:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taft%E2%80%93Hartley_Act

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Re:Striking auto workers want a 40% pay increase–the same ra... by WalterBright on Monday September 18, 2023 @09:27PM (#37564625)
> Unions absolutely do not need the government to exist.

That's absolutely correct. But in America, the unions use the government to tilt the balance heavily in their favor.

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Re:Striking auto workers want a 40% pay increase–the same ra... by TaylorAlexander on Tuesday September 19, 2023 @04:29AM (#37567018)
What makes you say that? The Taft Hartley act I linked to significantly weakened union power in this country. In other countries like Germany unions have much more power and representation.
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Re:Striking auto workers want a 40% pay increase–the same ra... by nickpp on Tuesday September 19, 2023 @11:15AM (#37571097)
Unions help politicians get elected. Said politicians repay the favor.
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