• finestnothing@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    The employers. A good union means they can’t exploit and threaten employees as much as they want to. There are whole firms dedicated to avoiding unions from forming and breaking them if they do form or strike.

    The only unions I don’t support are police unions.

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      1 year ago

      A number of US companies tried this shit in Europe. They typically got a harsh awakening when they found out that their shenanigans wouldn’t fly over here.

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      The only unions I don’t support are police unions.

      Don’t forget yellow unions

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            1 year ago

            it’s a little bit smaller and sweeter than the white ones, but not as sweet as red unions. tastes great caramelized with some fried potatoes.

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            A union that is heavily influenced by the company itself, while they can do things it’s more a tactic of “we’re pro-union but why do you need a union when you already have our union? Get back to work.” So it’s harder to push for a real union that actually benefits the workers

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              Oh, yeah I knew a lot of doctor’s offices around here that acted the same way. But about transgender patients, kept on saying that we didn’t need hormone treatment because therapy was enough, and that we should accept ourselves the way we are. Thankfully the situation is a lot better than it was and these doctors were basically laughed out of their their practices.

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      1 year ago

      It’s very interesting. Where I live, the employer may not even ask if you’re in a union when they give a job interview. Or even after they hire you!