toomanypancakes@piefed.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoNone of this "what are you thankful for" shit today. What's something you hate? message-squaremessage-square296fedilinkarrow-up1308arrow-down128file-text
arrow-up1280arrow-down1message-squareNone of this "what are you thankful for" shit today. What's something you hate? toomanypancakes@piefed.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square296fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarenaught101@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·4 days agoI’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)
minus-squareA_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·4 days agoNot with a gutted Dept of Labor and a Democrat party that’s utterly spineless
minus-squarenaught101@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·24 hours agoSure, 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)
minus-squareA_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·24 hours agoNo, 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.
minus-squarenaught101@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 minutes agoI 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)
minus-squaresupersquirrel@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 days agoHa, but we have an ace up or sleeve with the hard hitting maverick Chuck Schumer!
minus-squarepanda_abyss@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 days agoWell the “I’d pay you more if you weren’t in a union” type less have been pretty thoroughly trashed these days.
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)
Not with a gutted Dept of Labor and a Democrat party that’s utterly spineless
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)
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.
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)
Ha, but we have an ace up or sleeve with the hard hitting maverick Chuck Schumer!
Well the “I’d pay you more if you weren’t in a union” type less have been pretty thoroughly trashed these days.