• ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOPM
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    2 years ago

    Starbucks is fighting this tooth and nail, and they’ve shut down stores that managed to unionize. I highly doubt companies are encouraging unionization.

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      2 years ago

      franchises open and close stores on a whim all the time, they also fire people for no reason all the time, 99% of employees don’t last a year at any of these corporate mega chains. I don’t see them fighting tooth and nail I see them continuing on with business as usual, while posting record profits

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          2 years ago

          I’m far more interested in the ongoing railroad strikes in the US, hardly ever hear a word about them, if I didn’t go out of my way to google it every now and then I wouldn’t even know it’s going on. Granted it’s in the US so its not a real union, or a real strike those are highly illegal, and considered an act of treason, but its interesting to watch. Especially considering how much the transportation industry is being automated, driverless trucks, hyperloops, at home deliveries skyrocketing etc

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            2 years ago

            Sure, railroad strikes have much more potential, but it all adds up in my opinion. As I said earlier, I think the key part is that workers are recognizing the need to organize and act collectively. Every such effort should be encouraged, and when these efforts are misguided then efforts should be made to help steer people in the right direction.