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Old 10-18-2013, 11:30 AM   #867
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Originally Posted by Slava View Post

I do think its interesting that a number of Nenshi supporters (not on this site entirely, but on twitter as well) seem upset with the "slate" implications here, but have no issue with unions donating thousands of dollars to campaigns and supporting candidates. I don't see a difference at all, but I suspect some of that difference is ideology.
The relationship between employee-employer is fundamentally different than the relationship between member-union. Although a union does have some influence over a member's life, it has nowhere near the influence that an employer has over the life of an employee.
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