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		tsimionescu on March 27, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Elon Musk’s anti-union tweet from 2018 must be del... No, this is suggesting that government should enforce workers' rights to decide freely if they want to unionize. Companies routinely skirt this right by taking explicit anti-unionization efforts, and there are many firms specializing in this.

fastball on March 27, 2021 [–]

What is required for "free" decision-making?

tsimionescu on March 27, 2021 | [–]

Making sure no one is strong arming or threatening, harassing, or bribing the ones who have to make that decision, nor thought leaders among them.

fastball on March 27, 2021 | | [–]

Yes, I would say that is kinda a given. Don't think Elon's tweet counts as any of these things though.

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