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Unions aren't a monopoly they're a democracy. After a democratic vote, the minority has to accept what the majority wants. Yes, sometimes voters make poor choices. New workers know about the union before they join. You don't move to a new state and refuse to pay taxes because you didn't vote for them. Once you're there you get to vote in the next election. America is a democracy and you don't have to revert to feudalism when you step onto the factory floor.


> Unions aren't a monopoly they're a democracy. After a democratic vote, the minority has to accept what the majority wants.

OP is repeating a lot of anti-union propaganda, but this one point is true, which is evident if you look at how unions in other countries work.

In many European companies, it's commonplace for workers in the same company to have a choice of which union to represent them, so two different workers may be represented by two different unions. That's essentially unheard-of in the US, where unions almost exclusively claim majority representation.


Teachers in my local US school district have two unions, but that's the only exception to the rule that I'm aware of. It would be good to see a little more competition, but not enough to weaken labor's bargaining power.


Unions are absolutely monopolies. That's why the US Federal government has used anti-trust laws to break them up before.


No, the US gov used anti-trust laws to break them up because anti-union efforts are valuable to corps. That's why you'll also see so much anti-union propaganda today.

It's no secret unions are the weakest they've ever been in the US. Are we really better off for that? If you ask the people benefiting from union busting, yes. If you open your eyes, no.


Democracy is socialism is some ignorant circles.

Our betters know better. Don’t believe your lying eyes, listen to Elon. Lol. Clearly making airplanes with doors that fall off is fine, as long as we maximize shareholder value.




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