nsanity27

nsanity27 t1_j21lo32 wrote

If it makes you that paranoid and anxious then why do you consume it? Also it would’ve been no big deal to just say a friend’s kid used your Netflix account and went onto your profile instead of the dedicated one for the friend which it seems like you knew that’s exactly what happened and ask for a suggestion from your date

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nsanity27 t1_ivfwqpv wrote

Unions don’t strike over nothing. There’s always some violation of safety or labor regulations which constitutes a breach of contract on the employer side of things. Alternatively, they could fail to reach an agreement on a new contract and thus there is no existing contract that is breached. Either way, to say that the laws need to be favored more heavily on the management side of things is a very hot take

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nsanity27 t1_ivfb6ah wrote

In 1981 federal air traffic controllers went on strike citing long hours and low pay after rejecting a contract put forth by the FAA, their employers. The President at the time was Reagan who was very much on the side of management and publicly stated that those who were striking were violating their contract and would be terminated. The US federal government was the boss in that situation and could fire at will any employee. About 11,000 people were fired and this set a precedent.

With the current rail strike it’s a little different. The workers are not federal employees but do work in an absolutely essential industry. Thus, any disruptions to the industry would result in a national emergency with food rotting, goods remaining at factories, imports and exports halted, etc. In a national emergency, our government has nearly limitless power (see Bush’s “wartime” presidency and the invasion of Iraq) and the Biden administration is using the inevitable emergency declaration if a strike occurs to step in now and try to mediate a deal. They brokered a deal between management and union leaders that favored the management position and only includes one scheduled day off per MONTH (you get at least 8 from weekends in any other industry) and said that’s the best we can do. Union leadership is forced to bring it to a vote amongst members which is getting rejected as we speak. So, they’re going to strike and it will be a huge test to the Biden presidency with most likely an opposition controlled legislature whether he will follow in Reagan’s footsteps to crush the strike and force people to work under those conditions or come down on management and revoke their federal contracts unless they give in to the workers.

I know this is a long answer and has a lot more background info than you probably though you needed, but it all boils down to our federal gov’t has historically been in favor of business interests and has heavily legislated and governed in that manner for the last 40 years after Reagan and his handling of the PATCO strike.

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