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[–] 79 points 2 years ago (2 children)

The only hope i feel for the future of this country is workers unionizing. Its the only leverage the poor and middle class have. We need more unions.

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  • [–] 26 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    At this point it's a race to see whether the workers will band together before the magats go full fascist. This decade is about to get really interesting.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    I don't want interesting, I want a decent life, preferably not in slavery to the rich... Is it time to move to Sweden?

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    Same thing happening here. 20% of people voted for the fascists last election. Now they're trying to pass a law forcing teachers, doctors, nurses, etc. to report illegal immigrants to the authorities.

    Also, massive cuts to welfare, scrapped environmental goals. The list is expanding

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  • [–] 58 points 2 years ago

    "Ford's Kentucky Truck plant builds the Ford F-Series Super Duty, Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator SUVs. The plant is one of the largest auto factories in the world and accounts for $25 billion a year in revenue, according to Ford which issued a statement shortly after the walkout."

    Fain wasn't bluffing, they're hitting them where it hurts. Go UAW!

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

    It’s gonna take everyone being on strike I think. Ford doesn’t give a single fuck as they’ve made clear through years and years of abuse towards its workers.

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

    I would love to see a few go bankrupt over this. Considering last time car companies were at risk they got a bailout, I'm sure the government will quash the strikes if they start to hurt.

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

    I believe it’s become much more apparent to people including law makers that we can afford to live without these companies. So many startups for electric cars these days could take over those plants and offer better pay (hopefully). We should’ve moved past these shit companies as a world back when that bailout happened, maybe we learned our lesson and can do it this time.

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

    Unfortunately I don't think any of the new electric car manufacturers are unionized. So a lot of these people would lose union gigs and end up with less pay/benefits at a non-union shop. Sire they could unionized again but that's it's own battle just to get back to where they started.

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

    New companies don't usually treat their people shitty while starting up. Otherwise they'd never make it in the first place. I think it's later down the road when the greed kicks in and workers start getting screwed. So at least for a few years it should be win/win even without a union.

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

    That's not true. Start ups tend to take advantage of people's hopes and dream of working for a start up. Not sure what the big deal is with start ups. Here's the first article I found from a quick google search https://sifted.eu/articles/mental-health-workplace

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

    A data set of 133 europeans isn't much to base anything on. I do believe there are plenty of startups that are shitty to work for due to the reasons outlined in the article. How many are like that is hard to say.

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  • [–] 26 points 2 years ago
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    Maybe the managers should pull themselves up by the bootstraps and run the plant on their own.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago

    Love to see it, stay strong!

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

    Ford thinks they can weather this since they needed to cut output anyway.

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

    I think they have been intentionally making a bad offer so the union strikes and thus production is cut while they blame it on the union to stockholders.

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

    That's the play but it is has expiration date, hopefully strikers will out last these brain dead lEaDERShIP

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

    They just make a reasonable offer then. Most strikers cannot afford to last much longer - the union pays less than minimum wage for carrying signs (I haven't checked this strike, but that is typical)

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

    Ford thinks they can weather this since they needed to cut output anyway.

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  • [+] -30 points 2 years ago* (4 children)

    While I sympathize with the workers wanting more money, I'm not looking forward to new vehicles being more unattainable than they already are.

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

    Hey, buddy. I got some news for you.

    Businesses charge what people are willing to pay. Full stop. Not what products cost to produce.

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

    This particular plant is making premium SUVs and pickups, by the sound of it, so already luxury vehicles. It's not like they're making economy cars.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    It's still going to affect the whole car market. A truck buyer might switch to a smaller car, limiting those, driving up used car prices. If workers get what they want and we get more appetite for car alternatives, win win.

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  • [+] -34 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Greedy workers and greedy CEOs unite to raise auto prices. Lovely.

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

    Even if that wasn't complete nonsense, it would be a good thing. The world needs to stop making and driving ICE vehicles. High prices are a great deterrent.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    this take kinda ignores the large number of people and places that do not have that option. it's not up to consumers to stop driving. infrastructure has to come first in more than just major cities.

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