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It’s Time to Rethink Some Unions

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It’s Time to Rethink Some Unions
UAW strikers rally for the restoration of cost-of-living adjustments in downtown Detroit on Sept. 15, 2023. Steven Kovac/The Epoch Times
Jeffrey A. Tucker
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Fans and defenders of free markets have never been fans of labor unions. They seem forever to be kvetching about not getting enough money but they undertake activities that harm the profitability of companies. They slow work, demand ridiculous benefits, resist market-driven change, and seem often to be threatening companies in a compulsory way.

Jeffrey A. Tucker
Jeffrey A. Tucker
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Jeffrey A. Tucker is the founder and president of the Brownstone Institute and the author of many thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press, as well as 10 books in five languages, most recently “Liberty or Lockdown.” He is also the editor of “The Best of Ludwig von Mises.” He writes a daily column on economics for The Epoch Times and speaks widely on the topics of economics, technology, social philosophy, and culture. He can be reached at [email protected]
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