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There is so much anti-union disinformation coming out of most large and medium corporations at all times that by the time you are an adult, you probably know ve
by sam0x17 5y ago
There is so much anti-union disinformation coming out of most large and medium corporations at all times that by the time you are an adult, you probably know very little about unions but have this inkling that they are bad. This gets solidified as you go into the work force for [large corp] and are bombarded with anti-union propaganda. The disinformation is also class-based. Blue-collar workers and below are bombarded with this disinformation the second they start working at [large corp], and also hear it by virtue of their parents hearing it while they grow up, while white collar workers largely are not, which is why you see this peculiar progressivism amongst the elite, other than the portion of the elite that actually perpetuates anti-union sentiment because doing so is tacitly in their job description.
So sadly, someone with a 1099 job at Amazon or McDonalds is much more likely to have anti-union sentiment, because they are much more likely to have been exposed to a "union education" pamphlet or "educational" video at work.
- mechanical_bear 5y agoAre you a union member, or work for a union in some capacity?
- sam0x17 5y agoNope just an online leftist who also works for startups :)
- mechanical_bear 5y agoAnecdotal, but well, I’m on online centrist who worked for the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners. Nearly all of the concerns raised in this thread are justified. In my experience, the benefits are threadbare and don’t offset the downsides. I often see people promoting or defending unions who have never worked for/been a member of a union, which is interesting.