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Re:US employers spend more than $1.5B a year to fight labor ... by miltonlost on Thursday May 21, 2026 @10:22AM (#48223111)
Any amount of power a labor union could have pales in comparison to what employers have over you as an individual.
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Re:US employers spend more than $1.5B a year to fight labor ... by skeeter2020 on Thursday May 21, 2026 @10:52AM (#48223746)
this really depends on the industry and union. In some sectors they hold zero power (software development) and in other they have it locked up (auto manufacturing)
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Re:US employers spend more than $1.5B a year to fight labor ... by nielsbot on Thursday May 21, 2026 @11:34AM (#48224524)
you’re saying corporation have zero coercive power against software engineers?

tell that to all the Meta coders being let go today.

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