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senecalast Friday at 7:11 PM1 replyview on HN

> If the company's existence depends on the unfair exploitation of its staff, its foreclosure is inevitable and justified, and that is simply the price everyone involved must pay to maintain equilibrium.

Claiming that all non-union companies are inherently operating via "unfair exploitation of its staff" is ridiculous. It's entirely possible for a labor union to go too far and drive a company to become noncompetitive.

These sort of canned answers are empty claptrap and not really fit for an honest discussion.


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c-hendrickslast Friday at 7:15 PM

The statement wasn't really pro or against unions. Simply put, if your company can only survive while exploiting its workers it shouldn't survive.

Whether that's due to constant turnover from poor treatment of their employees, or due to union strikes, doesn't change the statement.

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