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huh. funny, 'cause my understanding that the basic ideas organized labor fights for (e.g. pay based on seniority rather than perceived merit, no firings without a well-documented good reason that involves the employee not following the rules and protectionism on the international front) Are largely incompatible with what most Entrepreneurs need.

I mean, this is my perception, and it may be incorrect, but I think it's a pretty common perception among business owners.

And really, when you get down to it, small businesses and entrepreneurs, generally speaking, treat employees much worse than even union-free large businesses. Larger companies do a lot of the things unions want simply because there are hoards of lawyers willing to jump on them if it even looks like they might have a case. I mean, sure, you could bring a wrongful termination case against, say, me... but you'd have a difficult time finding a lawyer to take it on a percentage of the winnings; you can't get blood from a stone, and my company just isn't worth that much.