05-03-2023, 11:22 AM
(05-03-2023, 10:03 AM)bravado Wrote:(05-03-2023, 09:35 AM)danbrotherston Wrote: Can you shout that a little louder for the folks in the back.
I find this so frustrating when people complain about this. Like sure...lets try and focus the disruption on the ruling class, but at the end of the day, disruption *IS* the power that workers have over employers...nothing more.
I especially hate it when people blame the striking workers exclusively for a strike...given the attitudes today, I do not see how it is possible that we have any labour protections today, most people seem perfectly willing to eat shit.
This is the utter lack of nuance that drives me nuts with union arguments.
It’s not ok to hold the region hostage to get your benefits, this isn’t a sustainable option for the future. Public employees just aren’t the same as private ones. In this case, the “ruling class” is all of us citizens.
If you find strikes that disruptive, then make your voice heard and tell the region to adequately meet their workers' needs so they don't have to strike anymore. No one WANTS to strike. It sucks, they know they're letting people down, but the alternative is letting themselves get taken advantage of by their employer. Strikes are the only reason we have so many of the benefits we enjoy today, like 40-hour workweeks and the concept of a weekend. The disruption is the point, and I will support them in it, because they set a positive precedent for workplace standards for the rest of us.