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WarmWashtoday at 9:18 PM3 repliesview on HN

Unions primarily benefit the weakest workers, and in places like SV, usually the top workers already are getting fat plates and others are pushing hard to get there.

Think of it like a football club holding a vote to flatten player pay. The benchwarmers will be falling over themselves to unionize, and the top players will be looking where to move too.

This is why union efforts fail, which many find perplexing. The most valuable players get better deals negotiating without a union.


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ralph84today at 9:30 PM

There is no reason pay has to be flat with a union. The highest paid members of MLBPA or SAG-AFTRA are paid 1,000x what the lowest paid members are.

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adfgionatintoday at 9:47 PM

What are you talking about? Unions don't mandate equal pay for all members.