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[โ€“] anothercatgirl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The difference is livelihood versus profits. One of the sums of money pays rent, utilities, food, while the other sum of money pays stockholders dividends.

[โ€“] Fibby@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago

I understand the sentiment, but this isn't always true. Some workers need unions while working for non-profit companies.

The difference is more to do with the power imbalance between workers and managers.