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Very happy to see workers from different industries finally standing up for their rights and forcing the companies to the negotiating table, and winning.
Unions are awesome, and strikes work.
I used to truck drive for a while and if there is any industry that needs to stand up for themselves it is that on.
I worked for Warner and the CEOs slogan was " You make less now to make more later" super dumb.
That's fucked up. You should have been a teamster. Those boys have a pretty strong union.
I am a dues-paying member of IUPAT Painters Local 10 and will be till the day I die!
That worked out well for Yellow....
WGA did. I'm hoping SAG-AFTRA will too, you probably won't see me here as much after the strike is done though.
Kaiser-Permanente workers did as well.
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/10/13/1205788228/kaiser-permanente-strike-contract-deal-reached
It's a long time for a hospital.
Keep up the good work. You're a great avocate.
Avocato*
Sorry, bad joke and all. I just had to though
That's Academy Award nominated avocado Margot Robbie to you!
I really love that Lemmy is small enough that I keep running into your account all over.
Holy guacamole it's Margot Robbie
Can't win if you don't play cuz