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Amazon workers narrowly reject union in historic vote
(www.bbc.co.uk)
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this post was submitted on 17 Jul 2024
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I find the notion of "votes to unionise" kinda weird. Like, shouldn't the nearly 50% of workers who want to unionise just be allowed to do it? Then half the workforce would be union, and that's enough to get some bargaining power, even if not as much as if everyone was. It should be their right to freedom of assembly to create a union even if only like five workers want to be in it.
This is where it’s important to remember who exactly is writing the laws for union recognition. Many countries have laws that nominally support the formation of unions but moreso exist to reduce union support or funnel unions into polite, legal activity.
Yeah boiii, you all can't go collectively making decisions without company and government permission! /s