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Kick It Till It Breaks

“Note that this kind of “secondary strike” is illegal when done on the labor side. In other words, if one union goes on strike at a firm somewhere, other unions aren’t allowed to engage in solidaristic boycotts of the firm if it decides to stay in business by hiring replacement workers. The teamsters can’t refuse to make deliveries. This ban on secondary strikes deprives unions of the potentially powerful tool of cross-sector solidarity. For political purposes, unions can team up and collaborate, but in the basic world of labor negotiations they can’t. But when the NBA owners decide they won’t stage any games until players agree to accept lower pay, other rich types across the country come to their assistance and it’s all perfectly legal.”

Matt Yglesias - Mysteries of Capitalist Class Solidarity

Major League Baseball decided to honor the NBA Owner’s Lockout by banning NBA MVP Dirk Nowitzki from throwing out the first pitch when the World Series returns to Texas this weekend.