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Emp3r0r_01 t1_iycyoaa wrote

Reply to comment by bent_peepee in I Called Jared Golden, Susan Collins, and Angus King today to express my support for railroad workers. I hope you call your reps, too! by Stunning_Ambition_16

Unionize...

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bent_peepee t1_iyd1ibw wrote

others in my line of work have and regularly worry about negotiations and strikes. unionization is not panacea. some do very well, for sure, but not all.

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weakenedstrain t1_iydlg0g wrote

Well yeah, as long as all the power lies in corporate with the government backing them, these are worries. Forcing a contract in workers who rejected it will strengthen the worries your friends are feeling.

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Emp3r0r_01 t1_iydn2xj wrote

I agree with this entirely. The only time unions are a draw back is when governments screw them over and let corporations or local governments screw people. A great example of this is public ed. without the right to go on strike it hampers the ability to negotiate!

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