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(G*rd*n):
> >As things stand, unions are simply one possible expression
> >of the rights of association, contract and representation
> >supposedly possessed by everyone, including employees. Like
> >other organizations, they may be occasionally captured or
> >subverted by organized crime thugs. They are hardly unique
> >in this regard.

:
> Wrong. The companies' right to NOT associate with them is not
> respected. When (former) workers fail to show up for work and walk
> around blocking the gate instead, the employers are not allowed to
> shop for labor elsewhere and replace them with decent people who are
> willing to show up and do the work.
>
> You want freedom of association? Great! So do I. Get government out
> of it and respect the rights of the business owner to associate with
> whom he pleases too.

So if you agree that unions are, in principle, legitimate
organizations, why don't you go off and whine about
something else?

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