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> they will even break the law

This is probably true in the USA, as that laws seem to not be enforced. But if you enforce employee's protection laws companies will respect them.

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Walmart is infamous for shutting down stores that unionize. This can be particularly devastating to the community because Walmart's whole schtick is to wipe out every other business in the area through "dumping" - flooding the market with stuff sold at a loss until they drive the other companies out of business.

So not only do a lot of people in town / the county lose their jobs, but they lose the only place to shop for a lot of things.

Result? Anyone who talks about unionizing gets reported, or simply ostracized. "Shut the fuck up, Jim. You wanna get the place shut down? We'll all be driving an hour to get our groceries."

Seems like the best game-theoretic strategy for small towns, would be to unionize whatever particular type of retail worker Walmart uses in advance, as a prophylactic to prevent Walmart from ever coming to town.

That will be brilliant. And transparent management of unions will be essential.

Most of them will. Some will still try to find a way around them or look for loop holes. But yes, the fact that most of them will respect them is a major win

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