• @assassin_aragorn
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    81 year ago

    There were a lot of external concerns with a strike too. The delays would have left some municipalities without water purification supplies. Delays in coal and gas would mean no electricity or heating in the middle of December

    If he broke the strike just to make sure Christmas deliveries were made on time that would be unconscionable. Concerns over power and heating are more understandable.

    Really this just shows this sector is so critical to the economy and our lives that it needs to be nationalized, and the workers deserve their demands as a minimum.

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      1 year ago

      They never mentioned any of that stuff. They would always just gesture broadly at the “economy” which hints at Christmas deliveries.

      Really this just shows this sector is so critical to the economy and our lives that it needs to be nationalized, and the workers deserve their demands as a minimum.

      Exactly.

      • @assassin_aragorn
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        01 year ago

        It was certainly a concern that came up in articles and such, I remember city municipality workers talking about how their supplies wouldn’t last through delays.

        I certainly believe it though that it didn’t come up in the politics, which is really unfortunate. Delays in gas and coal and chemicals aren’t often thought about, and without considering that, breaking the strike is absolutely unacceptable.

        I’m glad to see the public become overwhelming in favor of unions. At least partial nationalization should become more viable.