unions

also referred to as: union

8 statements across 7 episodes · 1 bullish · 6 bearish · 7 people on the record · first statement Jun 20, 2020 by Chamath Palihapitiya · across every show →

Everything said about unions, oldest first

Jun 20, 2020 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Chamath: US laws and union contracts protect police use of force
“The unions have basically written contracts that protect their use of force. The law is written in a way that protects their use of force.”
Chamath Palihapitiya Jun 20, 2020 ▶ 29:39 E4: Politicizing the pandemic, Police reform, Twitter vs Facebook with David Sacks & David Friedberg
Apr 17, 2021 negative
Opinion
Chamath: Traditional labor unions are no longer effective at collective bargaining
“Unions are not effective anymore in collective bargaining. They are not. They don't have any data. They don't have any facts. They're not. They don't have any power, but they're not set up to win.”
Chamath Palihapitiya Apr 17, 2021 ▶ 37:42 E29: Coinbase goes public, direct listings vs. IPOs, unions & more with Bestie Guestie Brad Gerstner
Apr 17, 2021 negative
Opinion
Calacanis: Media company unionization controls short-term costs but kills long-term excellence
“In the short term, it controls costs. In the long term, it kills excellence.”
Jason Calacanis Apr 17, 2021 ▶ 41:23 E29: Coinbase goes public, direct listings vs. IPOs, unions & more with Bestie Guestie Brad Gerstner
Feb 5, 2022 positive
Opinion
Flexport CEO: Biden is better equipped than Trump for port deals
“And as far as union negotiations, Biden's probably pretty as equipped as any president's ever been to negotiate with a union and get them to play nice and not screw up his reelection with a strike. He's known as a union friendly president and go sit down and d…”
Ryan Petersen Feb 5, 2022 ▶ 21:14 E66: $FB's big drop, Rogan/Spotify mess, Xi/Putin meetup & supply chain issues with Ryan Petersen
May 16, 2022 negative
Opinion
Musk: Democratic Party is overly controlled by unions and trial lawyers
“The Democrat party is overly, overly controlled by the unions and by the trial lawyers, particularly the class action lawyers.”
Elon Musk May 16, 2022 ▶ 12:03 Elon Musk: Twitter's bot problem, SpaceX's grand plan, Tesla stories & more
Oct 16, 2025
Insight
Sorkin: Post-WWII US union success depended on global industrial monopoly
“The reason why unions even worked, I would argue, for, in large part, was because there was this period of time where we were the only players in town, so we could charge monopoly rents for a lot of things, and people could buy a house with a white fence and h…”
Andrew Ross Sorkin Oct 16, 2025 ▶ 39:03 1929 vs 2025: Andrew Ross Sorkin on Crashes, Bubbles & Lessons Learned
Mar 23, 2026 negative
Opinion
Mahan: Politicians caving to union demands cause California government dysfunction
“It's spineless politicians who cave to their aggressive demands who are the root cause of the problem here.”
Matt Mahan Mar 23, 2026 ▶ 13:45 How Matt Mahan Thinks He Can Save California
Apr 29, 2026 negative
Assertion Contradicted
Hilton: Labor unions file most CEQA lawsuits blocking housing
“Most of those lawsuits are filed by unions.”
Steve Hilton Apr 29, 2026 ▶ 31:49 CA Governor Candidate Steve Hilton on Why California is Destroying Itself & How a Republican Can Win
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