tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167174016275703196.post7483293901883255910..comments2023-10-04T14:48:16.709-07:00Comments on Anarcho-Mercantilist: Labor Unions as CartelsAnarcho-Mercantilisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05536890545703938679noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167174016275703196.post-90853723903787587962008-11-13T14:28:00.000-08:002008-11-13T14:28:00.000-08:00I have to object. A labor union operating without ...<I>I have to object. A labor union operating without state-protected privilege in today's society is not violative of the rights of non-union workers.</I><BR/><BR/>I agree with that. In the beginning paragraphs, I used the term labor union in its common context (coercive organization). I defended voluntary unions in the last paragraph, but I do not think that defending voluntary unions in the current system an effective strategy of achieve freedom. The non-voluntary unions would outcompete the voluntary ones. Additionally, voluntary unions would not exist much in a free society, so why waste time defending them?<BR/><BR/>It's actually my fault that I did not summarise my opposition to labor unions, including the voluntary ones, in an introductory paragraph. This compelled some users like to you to ignore the rest of the article.Anarcho-Mercantilisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05536890545703938679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167174016275703196.post-81029608264211985372008-11-12T11:28:00.000-08:002008-11-12T11:28:00.000-08:00I have to object. A labor union operating without ...I have to object. A labor union operating without state-protected privilege in today's society is not violative of the rights of non-union workers. I have the right to hire an attorney or otherwise nominate someone to exercise my rights in my name. Groups of people also have this right, by simple addition. If a group of employees at a factory all deputize the same advocate, we have a labor union. This advocate is empowered by the consent of those who nominated him/her to negotiate with the factory owner to the benefit of the workers. If the result of that negotiation is that those workers' wages rise, good on them. No <I>other</I> workers are involved in this exchange. Nothing was taken from them which could legitimately be seized to pay them restitution.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com