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Originally Posted by rubecube
Wait, you think setting a standard of government forcing contracts and effectively undermining unions is for the greater good? There's a reason quality of life measurements are generally highest in countries with strong unions and union protections.
Hell, you can pretty much track the decline of the working class in the U.S., rise in income inequality, etc., with the decline of strong unions.
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*cough* globalization *cough* emerging 3rd world economies *cough*
There's a lot of other factors at play. Unions are just one tiny slice of the pie, and they've mostly done it to themselves by forcing the hand of companies who have a lot of other options to outsource work. It's overly simplistic to blame it all on the lack of union strength.