05-03-2023, 10:03 AM
(05-03-2023, 09:35 AM)danbrotherston Wrote:(05-03-2023, 07:30 AM)clasher Wrote: Strikes wouldn't work if they weren't disruptive.
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.
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