> Note that government labor regulations are effectively just really one big union (called the government).

That’s not at all what a union is. Why else would federal workers need their own unions? The point of a union is collective bargaining power for labor. Federal workers have little to no bargaining power when budgets are set by Congress. Especially when they can’t strike.

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inigyou a day ago | parent [-]

I can't parse this comment in relation to the context.

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mcmcmc a day ago | parent | next [-]

This is what I was arguing against:

> Note that government labor regulations are effectively just really one big union (called the government).

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senordevnyc a day ago | parent | prev [-]

They’re pointing out that calling the federal government “a big union” is inaccurate, and reasons why.

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lukeschlather a day ago | parent [-]

It's accurate. The constitution of the United States explicitly describes it as a union in the preamble.

	▲	mcmcmc a day ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Don’t be dense, we’re discussing labor unions, not all possible interpretations of the word “union”
	▲	ericmay a day ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		> The constitution of the United States explicitly describes it as a union in the preamble. No, there's no relation.