tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165084037963573266.post2816465718103890101..comments2023-07-22T15:44:48.232-04:00Comments on Hemiposterical: Unionizing AmazonHopperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13548829473468337487noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165084037963573266.post-34099367064743406872021-04-10T12:15:25.452-04:002021-04-10T12:15:25.452-04:00Gasman: in Alabama, no, it's what's referr...Gasman: in Alabama, no, it's what's referred to as a "Right to Work" state: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right-to-work_law#U.S._states_with_right-to-work_laws . Unions aren't allowed to have "union security" agreements with employees which would compel employees to join the union - which is what I believe the UK "closed shop" was like.<br /><br />Had the union won the vote in Bessemer, individual Bessemer employees could still have chosen not to join the union - but Amazon would have been forced to negotiate salaries, workplace conditions etc. for anyone who chose to join. If you were a slacker, the union would have looked very tempting.Hopperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13548829473468337487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165084037963573266.post-6410330527648087522021-04-10T05:46:52.006-04:002021-04-10T05:46:52.006-04:00Am I right in thinking that if they had voted to u...Am I right in thinking that if they had voted to unionise in Alabama then all the workers would have had to join and pay for the union? It all seems very odd from the UK, where closed shops are a thing of the past, thankfully. Gasmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05880675997908452192noreply@blogger.com