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[–] markovs_gun@lemmy.world 9 points 3 hours ago

This is a math problem. $1/hr for 40 hr/wk, 52 wk/yr for 10,000 employees = $20.8 million per year. If a company can prevent that with $20 million in one time anti union spending then they will because it's simply cheaper to do so.