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Re:Boeing workers vote to strike in resounding defeat for tr... by Aunche on Friday September 13, 2024 @11:29AM (#41532136)
> While management had all the power, including the power to fire bad workers and to hire better ones. Including the power to force workers into compulsory training courses, including the power to create a system of incentives that would encourage good work, and so on.

That would be true if there wasn't a union. They place limits on who Boeing can hire and fire and have to agree to any changes in incentives.

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Re:Boeing workers vote to strike in resounding defeat for tr... by NotACop182 on Saturday September 14, 2024 @03:15AM (#41538077)
Unions just for existing do not get special protections. Contracts and rights are agreed to by both parties. The processes involved in the firing of employees is black and white. Whatever the company agreed to is the rules.
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