Here we see a real-life example of the friction between the private and public sector, and as is often the case, it involves unions. The National Labor Relations Board is an independent federal agency granted with the power to protect workers rights to organize and unionize. Recently The National Labor Relations board has accused Amazon, Space X, and Trader Joes of interfering with unions and preventing employees from forming them. Here, we have the US gov trying to fulfil one of their roles by trying to maintain a sense of justice, and it coming into conflict with these firms goals of maximizing profit. Amazon, Space X, and Trader Joes have all pushed back, with Amazon being the most recent on Thursday, by filing lawsuits against the agency accusing them of being unconstitutional. The firms attorneys in their individual cases maintain that the NLRB violates the separation of powers as specified by the constitution, and their 5th amendment rights, while attorneys for the labor unions have come out and stated it is a frightening attempt to get rid of the unions all together.
https://apnews.com/article/amazon-nlrb-unconstitutional-union-labor-459331e9b77f5be0e5202c147654993e
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This is an issue that I can see both sides on the surface level. What exactly are the complaints coming in from the NLRB? Are these real problems, or is this a normal case of unions wanting to improve working conditions and wages? Professor Skosples mentioned in class that if a government falls constantly to demands by unions it could lead it much bigger problems.
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