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Parent is talking about unions, people, and it's a good idea. There's no more effective way for labor to throw its weight around than collectivizing in bite-si
by Frondo 8y ago
Parent is talking about unions, people, and it's a good idea.
There's no more effective way for labor to throw its weight around than collectivizing in bite-sized (i.e. company-sized) bargaining units; history tells us this is so and evidence gives us no reason to think it won't work again.
They're not perfect (no democratic organization is), but the only thing more corrupt than a union is management.
- normal_man 8y agoDuring the shutdown, the administration was more than happy to compromise security by letting TSA employees go unpaid. Once workers started striking and airports started shutting down? Immediate response. There is power in a union.
- Frondo 8y agoI don't know why your comment's downvotes into gray, striking has gotten serious results several times already this year. Taft-Hartley banned wildcat strikes, but I think if we saw more of those (despite their present-day illegality) we'd see a ton more actions favorable to workers taking place. Of course, we should roll back the labor-hostile parts of Taft-Hartley (like the bans on wildcat strikes and the restrictions on speech surrounding union organizing), but that'll take more time.