> Modern science isn’t flawed Yes, it is. A lot of the issues found in modern science with replicable studies comes down to the publish-or-peril approach. If you have academics on temporary postdocs having to publish X…
> Clearly it's not as simple or cheap as "zero cost" It really is! To leave a union you just leave. You'll miss out on some perks like topping up your unemployment insurance though. > Whether you benefit from something…
> In those cases it would be strange to characterize the dissenters as not being "forced" into anything, even if it was a collective decision. Okay, I see, but then you could also leave your Union for zero cost. You…
So the first thing I think of here is Toys'R'Us when they tried to break their strikes. Banks stopped processing payments. So if they did try this, they would be unable to pay for any of those things! Plus most…
Yes, the reason this escalated was they brought in strike breakers
A lot of it comes down to the mental models of Unions - they're very different depending on the country you work in. A lot of people just can't believe a system with powerful Unions can be a good non-corrupt system for…
> The workers in question are not in a union Some members of the Tesla servicing stations are members of a union but the numbers aren't public because an employer cannot ask who is in a union > IF Metall is the union…
The point I wanted to clarify is that if I worked at PostNord I couldn't decide to stop sending post to a company I disagree with, or a political party I dislike, etc. This is union-led industrial action. I saw some…
> Modern science isn’t flawed Yes, it is. A lot of the issues found in modern science with replicable studies comes down to the publish-or-peril approach. If you have academics on temporary postdocs having to publish X…
> Clearly it's not as simple or cheap as "zero cost" It really is! To leave a union you just leave. You'll miss out on some perks like topping up your unemployment insurance though. > Whether you benefit from something…
> In those cases it would be strange to characterize the dissenters as not being "forced" into anything, even if it was a collective decision. Okay, I see, but then you could also leave your Union for zero cost. You…
So the first thing I think of here is Toys'R'Us when they tried to break their strikes. Banks stopped processing payments. So if they did try this, they would be unable to pay for any of those things! Plus most…
Yes, the reason this escalated was they brought in strike breakers
A lot of it comes down to the mental models of Unions - they're very different depending on the country you work in. A lot of people just can't believe a system with powerful Unions can be a good non-corrupt system for…
> The workers in question are not in a union Some members of the Tesla servicing stations are members of a union but the numbers aren't public because an employer cannot ask who is in a union > IF Metall is the union…
The point I wanted to clarify is that if I worked at PostNord I couldn't decide to stop sending post to a company I disagree with, or a political party I dislike, etc. This is union-led industrial action. I saw some…