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"Unions don't always choose what is best for everyone."

Of course not, it depends highly on the ability of members of a group to colaborate. And that ability is on decline in the US since the mid-60s according to an extensive study in: (Book) Robert Putnam, "Bowling Alone".

In Germany they would usually vote against a layoff because they will not only think of themselves but of their co-workers and their families.



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