faustus@ucbvax.UUCP (Wayne Christopher) (08/23/84)
Maybe somebody out there who has a background in legal history can answer this -- is there any way that a union which unfairly prevents an employer from hiring non-union labor can be found in violation of anti-trust laws? As somebody pointed out, in effect a union has a monopoly on labor, and can have just as bad an effect on the economy as a corporation that has a monopoly on the capital in a given industry. I wonder if the phrasing of the anti-trust laws would allow such an application... Wayne
dave@utcsrgv.UUCP (Dave Sherman) (08/24/84)
In article <1707@ucbvax.UUCP> faustus@ucbvax.UUCP (Wayne Christopher) writes:
~| Maybe somebody out there who has a background in legal history
~| can answer this -- is there any way that a union which unfairly
~| prevents an employer from hiring non-union labor can be found in
~| violation of anti-trust laws? As somebody pointed out, in
~| effect a union has a monopoly on labor, and can have just as bad
~| an effect on the economy as a corporation that has a monopoly on
~| the capital in a given industry. I wonder if the phrasing of the
~| anti-trust laws would allow such an application...
I don't know about the U.S., but if I recall correctly, the
Canadian anti-trust legislation (Combines Investigation Act)
specifically excludes unions from the definition of "monopolies"
which are prohibited.
Dave Sherman
Toronto
--
{ allegra cornell decvax ihnp4 linus utzoo }!utcsrgv!dave