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Google lays off contractors who unionized last month | Engadget
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Union busting is as American as apple pie.
Apple Pie Is Not All That American
An import thriving in the US? That is about as American as it gets.
I also came here to say this. Also I hear "Dutch apple pie" a lot, but never "American apple pie". "American Pie" though, that I hear occasionally 😉
How can we change this?
By unionization..... The stronger the labour force is, the less they are able to get pushed around like this.
Well yes. My question is how can we change union busting, because that’s what the article is about.
By unionizing.
To afford good lawyers in order to fight back, unions need money, which requires more members to pay union dues.
To keep politicians honest and to credibly threaten their electibility, unions need more members that can be politically mobilized.
It's a feedback loop. The more people unionize, the more powerful unions become and the more powerful unions become, the more they can protect people who unionize.
If all the employees are in a union, you can’t get rid of all the unions without getting rid of all the employees.
Well we did it once back in the Appalachian mountains.....
Zing!
Get everyone to do it. Division is the enemy.
Why should I care?
Because it affects your salary, your benefits, your holidays, and your rights.