There are two schools of thought:
Those who want as good life as possible, and Those who want to have a better life than everyone else, no matter what.
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- All workers must be paid a living wage for their labor.
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The fact that Cathy has a blue check mark proves Twitter is fucking stupid.
My company acquired a division that had a great union and we all got more vacation days. Woot!
I got higher at position as senior. But It wasn’t until I was able to join the Union that my income doubled. Year before I joined like in 2007 manager gave me a .10 raise. This shit is real.
When somebody insists, "X doesn't matter because my salary depends on X," it's time to stop beating your head against a wall to teach them anything.
Yeah Cathy, sheesh
Pretty soon we won’t be able to trust BLS data, which is frightening.
The BLS data has historically been a method by which capitalists measured and managed labor power as a fungible resource. It has historically been a tool of capital to evaluate the influence of policy on labor, not a tool of labor to pressure capital for concessions.
Not to say the information isn't valuable on its face. But it should be worth recognizing that we are looking at autocannibalization of capital. The people most injured by dismantling the BLS are the people who do the bulk of the hiring, not the people being hired.
Lol the fact that she even has a contract at all is because of unions.
God damn it, Cathy, you lush.
Together we bargain, alone we beg.
This needs to be on a fucking t-shirt.
Sure. Have your pro Union T-shirt. And what better place to buy it from than
https://www.amazon.com/Union-Workers-Bargain-Collectively-T-Shirt/dp/B08XHYS16W
Speacial offer for Prime Members: Order today and get to watch the first 30 Minutes of Fightclub Ad-free.
Because unions don't have merch or produce anything they might want to promote amirite
Ah, might be my wired humor kicking in. I just found it hilarious to find that T-shirt on Amazon of all things. It's like a Butcher selling Vegan cakes. Amazon is like the Anti-Thesis to Unions, but happy to make a buck selling the line.
It felt like a "discount etsy agitprop" moment to me. Just shows how ridiculous capitalis is, realy.
But than again, I am wired sometimes. My humour doesn't always translate. Oh well.
"wired". lol.
Look for the union bug.
https://www.bostonbusinessprinting.com/whats-union-bug-questions-need-ask-print/
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