How are unions a centralized decision-making process relative to companies that are ran like dictatorships by unelected executives? If anything, labor organization decentralizes decision-making and power within a company.
>For one labor unions represent people across all companies.
Not true, you can have a labor union for one company.
>one can deal/negotiate directly with companies individually.
Also not true, I have zero ability to deal/negotiate with my company and I'd say this is a period where workers actually have less rights and less ability to negotiate other than simply quitting which isn't really sustainable for many people since 80% of the country is living paycheck to paycheck [1]. As we approach full employment workers should be gaining more ability to negotiate, but it's not happening.
>Also, nothing is preventing one from founding a startup which elects its leaders democratically.
Lack of funding, lack of credit. This is always the 'easy answer' for capitalists 'just start your own company', but it's really not that easy.
plainOldText|7 years ago
Also, nothing is preventing one from founding a startup which elects its leaders democratically.
prolikewh0a|7 years ago
Not true, you can have a labor union for one company.
>one can deal/negotiate directly with companies individually.
Also not true, I have zero ability to deal/negotiate with my company and I'd say this is a period where workers actually have less rights and less ability to negotiate other than simply quitting which isn't really sustainable for many people since 80% of the country is living paycheck to paycheck [1]. As we approach full employment workers should be gaining more ability to negotiate, but it's not happening.
>Also, nothing is preventing one from founding a startup which elects its leaders democratically.
Lack of funding, lack of credit. This is always the 'easy answer' for capitalists 'just start your own company', but it's really not that easy.
[1] https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/24/most-americans-live-paycheck...