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> Unions are on the rise again, attempting to organize Starbucks stores (more money for barista body piercings?), Amazon warehouses and every other service-econ
by phone8675309 4y ago
> Unions are on the rise again, attempting to organize Starbucks stores (more money for barista body piercings?), Amazon warehouses and every other service-economy job. It’s wealth destruction.
Weird, the time with the highest productivity, wage, and wealth growth occurred during a time when unions were active in both the US and Western Europe, yet the capitalist class leeches fought tooth and nail to stop it (and are fighting tooth and nail to stop it now).
Oh, I guess they only care if they get theirs. Disgraceful.
- rogerkirkness 4y agoFalse - the wage growth and ability to negotiate was born of the US being the only place on earth with functioning production capacity, which quickly eroded due to competition, which eroded the bargaining power of labour.