• Flying Squid
    link
    1219 days ago

    I guess their leader shouldn’t have decided to cuddle up to Trump.

    • @[email protected]
      link
      fedilink
      English
      4
      edit-2
      19 days ago

      When strike breaker Harris abandoned the working class, what did you expect, exactly? Workers aren’t beholden to party, and since you people will never vote third party, sometimes you have to go with the generic neoliberal instead of the one with marketable aesthetics.

      • Flying Squid
        link
        519 days ago

        I expected him to not kiss Trump’s ass, but I guess that’s asking far too much of a fucking labor leader.

        • @[email protected]
          link
          fedilink
          English
          319 days ago

          In a binary system, when one choice has abandoned all facade of supporting the largest union in the country … What do you suppose they do?

          Trump is a simple creature, his last admin proved you can get downright progressive results by kissing his ass in a way that generates good publicity or profits. As a reminder Trump pardoned more nonviolent black prisoners than Biden has, because a set of rappers recognized his game and played it. Hell there’s a good chance Republicans are going to be the ones to legalize marijuana, not reschedule it, legalize it because they recognize how frustrated people are with Dems and it’s an easy, cheap, and ideologically consistent win.

          • Flying Squid
            link
            019 days ago

            What do you suppose they do?

            Call for a general strike.

            • @[email protected]
              link
              fedilink
              English
              218 days ago

              Great way to reduce membership numbers in a pretty violent way, also union membership isn’t high enough to be a real general strike.

              • Flying Squid
                link
                118 days ago

                How else do you think labor is going to get anywhere under a Trump regime? Have you already forgotten he and Elon joking about firing people for trying to unionize?

                • @[email protected]
                  link
                  fedilink
                  English
                  118 days ago

                  The way the teamsters are going about it, making friends with and directly interacting with Trump.

                  • Flying Squid
                    link
                    118 days ago

                    You honestly think he cares? When has Trump ever had loyalty?