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  • BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca
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    4 days ago

    Union employment has dropped off a cliff the last few decades, we won’t be celebrating it much longer.

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      4 days ago

      I’ve been wondering if that’s gonna turn around, given all the wins in the US over the last few years (John Deere, Starbucks, Amazon)

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          24 hours ago

          Sure, but I don’t think union power comes from the government… (Obviously the government influences how easy it is to organise, but they aren’t the drivers)

          • A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world
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            24 hours ago

            No, but without an NLRB with teeth, businesses aren’t going to be forced to accept those contracts. Strikes work but theyre not good for anyone.

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              9 minutes ago

              I don’t think they are meant to be good for anyone?

              And strikes and other union activity were one of the drivers for the formation of the NLRB, right? (From reading wikipedia, I’m not American)

      • panda_abyss@lemmy.ca
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        4 days ago

        Well the “I’d pay you more if you weren’t in a union” type less have been pretty thoroughly trashed these days.