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It's interesting how Americans love complaining that Europeans regulate everything, but Americans regulate unions. A union is just a bunch of people getting together. Isn't this protected by free speech or something?

PS I'm a European who loves American culture. Don't be offended by my observations, I mean it with love <3

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> A union is just a bunch of people getting together. Isn't this protected by free speech or something?

Union activity is heavily regulated in the US in favor of the unions. This is because corporations here have a history of union-busting using tactics like surveillance, disinformation, mercenaries, and even bombs dropped from aircraft[1].

For example, Tesla was just ordered to allow workers to wear pro-union clothing to work.

1. https://www.wvpublic.org/section/arts-culture/2022-09-02/rem...

I'd describe it as regulated pretty heavily in both directions, with some provisions to protect unions and some to restrict unions. The two primary pieces of legislation reflect that: the National Labor Relations Act (1935, part of the Second New Deal) mostly protects unions, while the Taft-Hartley Act (1947, passed over Truman's veto) mostly restricts unions.

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