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I never understood why corps in US (even in Canada) aren’t regulated enough like how they are in Europe for example, imagine getting fired just for asking for a

I never understood why corps in US (even in Canada) aren’t regulated enough like how they are in Europe for example, imagine getting fired just for asking for a union!? Instead of useless crys and wars over musk’s next move, how about actually dealing with the real problems?

toomuchtodo 3y ago
It’s illegal to terminate employees for attempting to unionize. https://www.nlrb.gov/about-nlrb/rights-we-protect/the-law/discriminating-against-employees-because-of-their-union https://www.nlrb.gov/about-nlrb/rights-we-protect/the-law/di...
- tr_user 3y ago
  and how does enforcement look?
  - toomuchtodo 3y ago
    Getting better. Certainly, it’s a long road ahead in the fight against labor violations and abuse. https://www.nlrb.gov/news-publications/news/news-releases https://www.nlrb.gov/news-publications/news/news-releases
  - thewildginger 3y ago
    In the US? It's an incredibly slow process with a designated separate court system with seperate labor laws. Oh yeah and solidarity strikes are illegal. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solidarity_action https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solidarity_action The police can't be defunded but the US National Labor Relations Board had to resduce it's staff by 50% from 2002 to 2022, with bipartisan support! https://thehill.com/opinion/congress-blog/civil-rights/3783987-congress-finally-invested-in-workers-by-funding-the-nlrb-but-its-only-a-first-step/ https://thehill.com/opinion/congress-blog/civil-rights/37839...
fabifabulous 3y ago
Because in the US it‘s easy to call anything “socialism“ that is labelled a “social market economy“ in most other places in the world.
- sneed_chucker 3y ago
  It certainly doesn't help that some American leftists call themselves "democratic socialists" while having views that are more inline with European social democracies.

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I never understood why corps in US (even in Canada) aren’t regulated enough like how they are in Europe for example, imagine getting fired just for asking for a

by tamimio 3y ago

toomuchtodo 3y ago
It’s illegal to terminate employees for attempting to unionize. https://www.nlrb.gov/about-nlrb/rights-we-protect/the-law/discriminating-against-employees-because-of-their-union https://www.nlrb.gov/about-nlrb/rights-we-protect/the-law/di...
- tr_user 3y ago
  and how does enforcement look?
  - toomuchtodo 3y ago
    Getting better. Certainly, it’s a long road ahead in the fight against labor violations and abuse. https://www.nlrb.gov/news-publications/news/news-releases https://www.nlrb.gov/news-publications/news/news-releases
  - thewildginger 3y ago
    In the US? It's an incredibly slow process with a designated separate court system with seperate labor laws. Oh yeah and solidarity strikes are illegal. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solidarity_action https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solidarity_action The police can't be defunded but the US National Labor Relations Board had to resduce it's staff by 50% from 2002 to 2022, with bipartisan support! https://thehill.com/opinion/congress-blog/civil-rights/3783987-congress-finally-invested-in-workers-by-funding-the-nlrb-but-its-only-a-first-step/ https://thehill.com/opinion/congress-blog/civil-rights/37839...
fabifabulous 3y ago
Because in the US it‘s easy to call anything “socialism“ that is labelled a “social market economy“ in most other places in the world.
- sneed_chucker 3y ago
  It certainly doesn't help that some American leftists call themselves "democratic socialists" while having views that are more inline with European social democracies.