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That's the point of closed shops & unions, right? To limit the pool of labor contractually to force better working conditions...


But it is artificial. How can you strongarm management into paying you more what they would have to pay a non-union worker?

There are plenty of manufacturing examples where unions demand higher than market wages, and companies simply relocate operations.

BTW, both of my parents are union workers. I support their goals, but I think the idea of a union is outdated and ultimately counterproductive.




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