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Re:GMB launches legal action against 'out of control' Amazon... by s1artibartfast on Friday April 26, 2024 @11:20AM (#40170531)
As a libertarian, I suspect most of us would disagree with you on what rights the powerless have.

For example, libertarians do not believe people have a right to food or shelter. You only have a right to keep and use your body and your property.

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Re:GMB launches legal action against 'out of control' Amazon... by card_zero on Friday April 26, 2024 @11:36AM (#40170761)
This seems to logically resolve to "unions wouldn't form, because workers would be preoccupied by starving", which may unfortunately be true, I'm not sure.
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Re:GMB launches legal action against 'out of control' Amazon... by s1artibartfast on Friday April 26, 2024 @11:59AM (#40171028)
It depends on a lot of factors like the scarcity of labor, availability of capital, and coordination capacity of workers and owners.

for example, if you have a scarcity of labor, then labor sets the terms. AI architects could form a union any day they want, they just dont want to.

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