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Re:Strategic Wealth Accumulation Under Transformative AI Exp... by echelon on Saturday February 22, 2025 @01:42AM (#43136676)
> There is a proven way to avoid a race to the bottom for wages, which is what a trade union does

US automotive, labor, and manufacturing unions couldn't remain competitive against developing economies, and the jobs moved overseas.

In the last few years, after US film workers went on strike and renegotiated their contracts, film production companies had the genius idea to start moving productions overseas and hire local crews. Only talent gets flown in.

What stops unions from ossifying, becoming too expensive, and getting replaced on the international labor market?

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Re:Strategic Wealth Accumulation Under Transformative AI Exp... by js8 on Saturday February 22, 2025 @02:03AM (#43136783)
> What stops unions from ossifying, becoming too expensive, and getting replaced on the international labor market?

Labor action, such as strikes.

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Re:Strategic Wealth Accumulation Under Transformative AI Exp... by somenameforme on Saturday February 22, 2025 @02:36AM (#43136970)
That doesn't make any sense as a response to his question. Labor actions just further motivate employers to offshore stuff. And global labor unions probably can't function because of sharp disparities in what constitutions good compensation.
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Re:Strategic Wealth Accumulation Under Transformative AI Exp... by amanaplanacanal on Saturday February 22, 2025 @11:58AM (#43140670)
Possibly protectionist tariffs.
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