▲ 224 ▼ Looming auto workers strike could cost $5 billion in just 10 days, new analysis says (www.cnbc.com) submitted 3 years ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 36 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] magnetosphere@kbin.social 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) The union backed Biden against then-President Trump in 2020, but it announced in May it would withhold its endorsement. (That quote is from another story, because the CNBC site was being weird. https://thehill.com/business/4152444-5-things-to-know-about-a-possible-uaw-strike/) I’m on the side of the workers, of course, but this pisses me off. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nosurf@unilem.org 8 points 3 years ago (2 children) Why? Biden literally made it illegal for rail workers to strike permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] CmdrShepard@lemmy.one 6 points 3 years ago Right before a train derailed in Ohio and the feds allowed the cleanup crew to burn the toxic material leaving looming black clouds over the city for days. permalink fedilink source parent [–] magnetosphere@kbin.social 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) It’s an emotional response, not a rational one. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] some_guy@kbin.social 8 points 3 years ago (1 child) What’s rational about a union supporting a president that made strikes illegal?! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Addv4@kbin.social 7 points 3 years ago Especially strikes that were desperately needed. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nosurf@unilem.org 8 points 3 years ago (2 children) Why? Biden literally made it illegal for rail workers to strike permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] CmdrShepard@lemmy.one 6 points 3 years ago Right before a train derailed in Ohio and the feds allowed the cleanup crew to burn the toxic material leaving looming black clouds over the city for days. permalink fedilink source parent [–] magnetosphere@kbin.social 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) It’s an emotional response, not a rational one. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] some_guy@kbin.social 8 points 3 years ago (1 child) What’s rational about a union supporting a president that made strikes illegal?! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Addv4@kbin.social 7 points 3 years ago Especially strikes that were desperately needed. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CmdrShepard@lemmy.one 6 points 3 years ago Right before a train derailed in Ohio and the feds allowed the cleanup crew to burn the toxic material leaving looming black clouds over the city for days. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] magnetosphere@kbin.social 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) It’s an emotional response, not a rational one. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] some_guy@kbin.social 8 points 3 years ago (1 child) What’s rational about a union supporting a president that made strikes illegal?! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Addv4@kbin.social 7 points 3 years ago Especially strikes that were desperately needed. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] some_guy@kbin.social 8 points 3 years ago (1 child) What’s rational about a union supporting a president that made strikes illegal?! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Addv4@kbin.social 7 points 3 years ago Especially strikes that were desperately needed. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Addv4@kbin.social 7 points 3 years ago Especially strikes that were desperately needed. permalink fedilink source parent