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Can you show me a link to this? I don't believe that.
by personomas 3y ago
Can you show me a link to this? I don't believe that.
- dudul 3y agoThat's how striking works though. When you join a union you pay a recurring fee, the money is used to pay workers when they strike. Why is it hard to believe?
- personomas 3y agoOk, perhaps it's true. But in Germany, almost all social programs or union-type programs are funded somehow through taxes. Perhaps though Unions are different.
- morsch 3y agoI don't know what "social programs or union-type programs" are, but the compensation people get while striking works exactly the same way in Germany: https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streikgeld https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streikgeld
- t0mas88 3y agoSocial programs and "union-type programs" are not the same thing. You're comparing government provided social security / healthcare with a union while the two are completely different. Strikes are paid for by the union, not the employer.
- personomas 3y agoOk, I'm wrong, sorry. But my point original still holds. See @3cats-in-a-coat for more details.
- robocat 3y agoFrom the article: Striking workers are being fully compensated for lost pay. With a strike fund worth an estimated £1bn, the union says it can cover the cost of industrial action for decades if need be