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- From: jmorriso@ee.ubc.ca (John Paul Morrison)
- Subject: Re: NDP "communism?" (was Re: A vote for Reform...)
- Message-ID: <1993Jan28.033339.28311@ee.ubc.ca>
- Organization: University of BC, Electrical Engineering
- References: <5ycuXB5w164w@ham.almanac.bc.ca> <1993Jan27.080838.17629@ee.ubc.ca> <1993Jan27.170424.10785@bmerh85.bnr.ca>
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- Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 03:33:39 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan27.170424.10785@bmerh85.bnr.ca> myhui@bnr.ca (Michael Hui) writes:
- >In article <1993Jan27.080838.17629@ee.ubc.ca> jmorriso@ee.ubc.ca (John Paul Morrison) writes:
- >>that's fine and dandy. So the union provides a service, and members pay
- >>a fee. All nice and capitalist, EXCEPT you are forced to join the union;
- >>if you don't you get sacked. 'Democracy you say' So what. Democracy
- >>is not an excuse to impose your views on others, even if we do agree
- >>to that, in a constrained way, with GOVERNMENTS. See, unions are not a
- >>government, and they have no right to CONSCRIPT people, just because 51%
- >>of the workers think it is OK to do so. If I work for someone else, that
- >>is a contract between me and the employer. If I choose to let a union
- >>negotiate on my behalf, fine, but don't force me, and tell me it's
- >>for my own good.
- >
- >You are presently forced to be represented by your MP, whether you
- >want to be thusly represented or not. Your other options: representing
- >yourself, having another person represent those of your ilk from that
- >same geographical area, are options you are presently not allowed to
- >exercise.
-
- I don't much like that either. But there is fundamental difference between a
- union and a government. Work is a contract between private parties. A union
- has no right to intercede on by supposed behalf.
-
- >
- >--
- > Michael MY Hui Ottawa Ontario Canada ~{╨φ├≈╢≈~}
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