• @[email protected]
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    Good. More unions, and better paid unions means higher pay even for non-union workers. History has shown higher levels of union membership (and over 1/2 the work force wants to be in a union) raises pay for entire communities. When union membership was higher, the middle class was larger and the country was stronger.

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      • @NocturnalMorning
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        Won’t somebody think of the poor corporations.

        FYI, a simple Google search would tell you Union’s were not the cause of what happened in Detroit.

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          • @NocturnalMorning
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            It has zero to do with the decline of detroit, which actually started in the 1950s.

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              • @NocturnalMorning
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                Why not read some actual research into the issue instead of googling for websites that confirm your point of view? I found those same articles too, and they’re crap.

                Let me ask you something, did you even consider the source of those two websites you linked?

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          • @TokenBoomer
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            11 year ago

            It’s capitalism. It’s always capitalism.

      • @kalleboo
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        A lot of the things that U.S. unions need to fight fore are things that workers in Japan and Germany have by default through law - like healthcare, pension, protections against permanent temp workers etc

      • @BadLackey
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        Looking at your post history I can’t tell if you are a troll, incel or both. I don’t understand how you are the way you are.

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        Oh absolutely. But unions are the only way to even approach a fair balance between capital and labor. Hell, even bullshit like the Baseball union running interference on drug testing in the Mark Maguire era hurt the game more than it helped. But the answer is to make the unions better, not get rid of them.

        You in no way said to get rid of them, I’m not putting that on you. The attitude I’m talking about is the same that says,“There’s some gov’t waste, so we need to get rid of gov’t spending” instead of just making it better. Or the idea of going to Mars instead of making things work here. Again, not you, just my rambling thoughts.

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  • Jessica
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    Unfortunately for me, this puts me on layoff until they come back. I’m in a UAW Union, but do not receive any benefits such as strike pay. I’m going to have to file for unemployment while I find a new job, until they call us back in.

    I support the strike, but it seems unlikely that Ford will give in to their demands. My job is pretty stressful, but I kind of like it for the challenge it is.

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      Same boat but with GM as a fork truck operator. First time working in a union shop. I like this job because it’s actually much lower stress than my last job (supervisor, logistics). Not sure what I’ll do while the strike is on.

      • Jessica
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        It sucks. We are required for GM to be able to make cars, and yet the union does not give us any of the benefits they afford the others. Why even be affiliated with them if we get put on layoff when they strike?

  • Grammaton Cleric
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    Must be nice to have a union, the rest of us still work our asses off to stay poor.

      • Grammaton Cleric
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        31 year ago

        With who? I literally have one coworker at a privately-owned business 😂😭

        • @Frozengyro
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          Sounds like it would be easy to get everyone on board.

            • @[email protected]
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              Just tell your boss you want a union, or he’ll have to replace his entire workforce, all 2 of you.

  • @[email protected]
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    61 year ago

    I have been seriously considering the Ford Mustang Mach-E but I will wait until this strike is resolved before I consider moving forward with the purchase.

    Union Strong!

  • Franzia
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    Yay! Just last week news was coming out about how bad their issues in their workplaces are.

  • Altima NEO
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    They just gonna get furloughed and manufacturing moved to Mexico, like they always do.

    How do you fight against that?