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Because it is illegal to fire people who talk about unionizing. The reason being employers would fire workers for talking about unions. I don't see why that law needs to change or not be enforced.

Very simply put, if an employer is respecting their workers and treating them well, the workers probably wouldn't need a union and thus talk would dissipate fast.

If the company treats workers like shit, upper management is raping the company, then the workers should have the right to protect themselves from that.

Workers have just as much if not more interest in how a larger company performs than most owners and board directors have. The workers should have the right to have some say in how the company is run, since it is their livelihood at stake.

Don't want a union, treat the workers better.

It is a fundamental issue and a value/moral issue. I owned my own business once and managed a few, I know that I never would have succeeded in my job or my company if I did not show my workers that they were as valuable if not moreso in some cases as the customers. Yes, I could have found cheaper labor and been a prick to make bonuses or more profit in my company, but why? It almost always was a headache trying to find good workers and having to train and build trust between them and me. It was far easier to do what I could to keep them happy and wanting to stay.

If I made bonus or profit increased, I made sure the staff was rewarded as well. Thus, they had a stake in how well the company did. They had car payments, rent, bills to pay just as I did. If I did my best to make sure they were able to pay those bills and have a little disposable income, their attitudes were better, they worked harder and my customers saw happier staff that were willing to help them. This brought about a very loyal customer base, which would increase profits and allow more growth.

Most companies don't work that way, they'll work their employees to death, show minimal at best, care for their staffs and the quality shows that. And when a worker is in need of more to pay bills or whatever, the company fires them and hires cheaper labor. No loyalty to the worker = no loyalty from the worker = poor customer service and poor quality of goods.

So to say owners should have sole rights as to whether a union is needed or how a business should be run, is IMHO very wrong. If ownership does the right thing, the union laws won't matter, if they don't do the right things then the laws should protect the workers who have just as much if not more at stake.

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