Comment by mcmcmc
15 hours ago
> Note that government labor regulations are effectively just really one big union (called the government).
That’s not at all what a union is. Why else would federal workers need their own unions? The point of a union is collective bargaining power for labor. Federal workers have little to no bargaining power when budgets are set by Congress. Especially when they can’t strike.
I can't parse this comment in relation to the context.
This is what I was arguing against:
> Note that government labor regulations are effectively just really one big union (called the government).
They’re pointing out that calling the federal government “a big union” is inaccurate, and reasons why.
It's accurate. The constitution of the United States explicitly describes it as a union in the preamble.
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