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> ...between 1971 and 2018, 3,280 trade unionists were murdered in Colombia. > Is there a solution? Not within this system. No amount of union organizing or pr
by bjarneh 4y ago
> ...between 1971 and 2018, 3,280 trade unionists were murdered in Colombia.
> Is there a solution? Not within this system. No amount of union organizing or progressive legislation will alter the nature of work in it.
Why are they killing the union leaders if unionization does not work? The massive push by large industries to get unions out of the mix indicates that unions helps workers massively. Collective bargaining changes everything for the workers as companies are forced to give them a much larger part of the value they produce. A society where people make good money also creates a positive spiral of consumption which makes it much easier for others to create well paying jobs as well - when people actually have money to spend.
- einpoklum 4y ago> Why are they killing the union leaders if unionization does not work? They're killing union organizers because unionization _does_ work... when the organizers don't die in the middle of setting up a union. (Of course, "works" doesn't mean "works perfectly and always", or that unions don't have their own internal challenges and risk of bureaucratization etc. etc.)
- VictorPath 4y agoIn 1985, FARC entered a peace process and began working electorally and non-violently. The right never went for this and despite the government agreeing to a peace settlement, the right slaughtered political candidates, trade union leaders, etc. So eventually FARC reformed and began its armed campaign again. Something to think about for complaints about FARC "terrorism" from 1985 on. Actually they began doing so well that the US began having to bankroll the Colombian military with Plan Colombia (not a new thing, Kennedy was doing the same thing on a smaller scale).