Breaking news: in one of the most productive countries / economies in the entire history of humanity, the majority of people creating that productivity do not get to enjoy the rewards of that productivity.

same as it ever was.

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[–] 73 points 2 years ago (4 children)
  • [–] 29 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    I give 1% to my union. My pay is ~10% better than it would be if we didn't have it, and management gets in huge trouble if they mistreat workers. And by trouble, I mean they fired a manager when they scheduled a worker over their lunch break.

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  • [+] -87 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Wow great comment. Thanks for contributing

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    You know, as time goes on, your derision just outs you for the bootlicker that you are.

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  • [+] -109 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    So you still live paycheck to paycheck, except now you have to trust someone else to negotiate on your behalf instead of negotiating yourself

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  • [–] 26 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    If one person quits they shrug and hire some other shmuck. If everyone quits, they have a problem. Good luck negotiating that way.

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  • [+] -16 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    I guess it depends on the industry. Replaceable production line workers following processes that haven't been automated yet are different from say engineers designing the production line

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago

    Plenty of engineers get abused by their employers too it's super naive to think otherwise. And it's going to get worse and worse and worse as time goes on that's the undebatable history of capitalism.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago

    Engineers designing production lines absolutely get fucked over with horrible working conditions. Unions benefit every single position workers fill.

    I guarantee you've never known an Engineer in manufacturing.

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