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I find this dockworker strike interesting because it's forcing people to re-evaluate their principles and beliefs about workers' rights and unions. >yass! go l
by VoodooJuJu 2y ago
I find this dockworker strike interesting because it's forcing people to re-evaluate their principles and beliefs about workers' rights and unions.
>yass! go labor unions! strike! power to the workers!
>NO, NOT LIKE THAT!
Some questions for those struggling with this:
- How will you reconcile your unconditional love for unions and laborers with the fact that you do not approve of what this labor union is striking against?
- Given that you believe these workers' complaints are invalid, will you continue to support the proliferation of unions?
- If you've deemed the complaints of a labor union to be invalid, what do you think should happen in that case? Would you like to see the union dissolved?
- Would you like to see "shell unions" that severely limit the power of the plebeians but still look good on paper because it's a union and "union == good"?
- partiallypro 2y agoUnions have their place, but I would argue that any heavy concentration of power (this obviously also applies to corporations) is bad. There absolutely no reason an entity should exist that can on a whim shut down the entire east coast/gulf shipping industry.