Comment by ProllyInfamous

>owners of these companies would be the ones taking hammers to the machines if UBI was ever more than a wild pipe dream

I was a union sparkie (IBEW) early in my electrician career, and it always surprised me just how much money companies will spend to break any attempts at unionization – I live near USA's only VW facility, and they recently got their Union (3rd attempt in decades) – millions and millions of dollars – leading one to ponder the great question:

"Why would companies spend so much money on union-busting (often more than membership would cost!) if it weren't to their advantage to do so?