Opt-Out Option Quotes



Wickes was asked if workers did not have a right to form a union. Earlier, many industrialists took the position that there was not even a right to form a union. This evolved to the more politically palatable position stated by Wickes. The result was the same however—no unions because very few—perhaps no—company would recognize a union if it was not required by law, and this is the way the law evolved—to require a company to recognize a union if it is voted upon by a majority of the workers.