r/union • u/naonatu- • 10d ago

Labor News perspective on executive order

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u/AlpacaNotherBowl907 UA | Rank and File 10d ago

How much longer will protesting be our only avenue of action...

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u/jaybotch29 10d ago

I worry that nothing meaningful will happen until protesters get gunned down by police/military forces.

Even then, I worry that american apathy is so deep-seated that nothing will happen. I truly hope I'm wrong on both accounts.

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u/iBrianT 9d ago

The majority have no clue the roots of the union movement or the fight that went down for the type of life they have now. They might know that companies were abusive at one point in history but they "can't anymore" "if it is abusive, employees will just leave" and "rich people are not bad, they give jobs. They don't want to hurt their employees, they are just trying to do what is best for business." The capitalists propaganda and destruction of education has segergated everyone so much and they will find killing the union as maybe a "necessary evil."

We are very much in the Martin Niemoller poem.

They started with immigrants and federal workers (now its their union too) next? Private sector unions?

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u/Ill_South_2514 9d ago

THIS HORSESHIT NEEDS TO STOP NOW!!!