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[deleted] t1_jd9k1c6 wrote

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Paczilla2 OP t1_jd9les2 wrote

I think everyone should join the picket line.

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CyrixTraxx t1_jda60r5 wrote

Nah some of us have jobs.

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Paczilla2 OP t1_jda6r2c wrote

So do the people on strike. Wouldn’t you want people to join your strike?

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CyrixTraxx t1_jdadx1p wrote

So I’m supposed to stop working and providing for my family to sit in a line to show support for someone?? Can’t really understand that logic. But each their own.

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Paczilla2 OP t1_jdaikb9 wrote

I mean you can support striking workers in other of ways that doesn’t invoke going to the actual picket.

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Smart-Loss-9277 t1_jdb8de0 wrote

You literally said everyone should join the picket line….

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[deleted] t1_jdc37dx wrote

I’m going to assume that was hyperbole lol

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Paczilla2 OP t1_jdcaoq4 wrote

If you could, sure, I think you should do it. If not, I think people should support the people in their community who strike in other ways like spreading awareness, maybe donating to a strike fund, honking a horn when you go by, something, anything. Working people in this country are fucked in so many ways, we all need to support each other because it seems like each other is all we really have.

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Current-Pianist1991 t1_jdbgvbb wrote

Yes and then they said there are other ways to support a picket line. You're allowed to say multiple things, crazy I know. Saying I want a million dollars, and then later saying I want a yacht, doesn't mean I no longer want the million dollars. I wish people would get off of the "AHA BUT YOU SAID A DIFFERENT THING AFTERWARDS, SO IT CANCELS OUT 🤓" mindset. Also, saying everyone should join a picket line is obvious hyperbole, its something you would've learned about in middle school. They're obviously showing support for the strikers and encouraging other people to show support. If I have a bad day at work, and say "I wish everyone would leave me alone", doesn't mean I want everyone in the world to magically stop interacting with me. Do better

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soonitwillbcold t1_jddkp8b wrote

How do you feel about the federal government preventing RWU from striking? Does that make President Biden/ Congress Union Busters?

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[deleted] t1_jddpbkq wrote

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soonitwillbcold t1_jddtzk1 wrote

I completely agree, it's not a red or blue thing it's absolutely purple. Every once in awhile there's a strong union presence in a particular place that has a little more influence than others but it's rare and hyper local. I choose the RWU example because there appears to be a clear linkage between rail executives and elected officials coordinating against the interest of organized labor. It being such a large and important union I feel that other people interested in organized labor movements should be aware of how RWU was sidelined and create more multidisciplinary alliances with other unions which was the norm when they had more power.

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