It seems perfectly fine and honest from them. Did anyone expect any different? I'm not saying it's bad, just that's the reality of the job.
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#202Earlier quoted context omitted.
Each location should have its own union, grouping them all up allows the needs of the few to get drowned out by the wants of the many, and elevates union leadership to a position of power over the workers as union reps have easier access to spread their messaging to employees across locations while normal employees can only organize within their location.
> (...) and elevates union leadership to a position of power over the workers as union reps I don't understand your point. Do you believe that this so called risk of an elected representative getting more power than the people that elected him is overall worse than the people having absolutely no power or representation? I mean, can you explain why in your view leaving an employee SOL is more desirable than ensuring…
My view is that laws must keep unions from acting in bad faith before forced unions can be allowed to exist.
The primary positive effect of a union is its appeals process that keep employers from firing you on a whim.
Nothing about that positive effect requires the union be forced upon you, and if unions had to earn their dues they wouldn't act in bad faith as often.
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#203"Made in error!"
The excuse heard round the world.
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#204I very much doubt they no longer intend to hire somebody for such activities, this was just way too much in the open.
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I used quotes because I was quoting my flatmate. She said their demeanor was not welcoming at all, and it felt very aggressive. I kind of wish I was there just so I could have told them what I thought, but spilled milk and what not.
Not saying this is the case, but it occurs to me... that would be a good way to sabotage the start of an union. Just send some aggressive people posing like members of the union.
Ahh... of course. Employers use dirty tactics and if unions do, it’s because it’s employers trying to sabotage them.
No way a union could ever use dirty tricks too. But of course they might because they were forced to by their employers?
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I don't know of anyone who disputes the killing of Wilkie happened or claims that it was somehow exaggerated. As a taxi driver he was also not a police officer or an agent of the state. He was not armed or causing violence to anyone. He was just driving someone who didn't agree with the union to work. So they killed him.
They dropped a concrete block on his car. It wasn't attempted murder it was attempted property damage. So, yes, they killed him and were rightly imprisoned for manslaughter.
Nah. I think I am pretty ok will calling someone who does this a murderer. That is totally fine in my book to call them that.
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#207I very much doubt they no longer intend to hire somebody for such activities, this was just way too much in the open.
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#208This does not surprise me. I've been waiting to see corporate intelligence agencies pop up. When you think about it, Amazon had an operating budget last year of around $309 billion [1], already 75% of Germany's at $399 billion [2]. Facebook has an operating budget of around $35 billion, but that is still enough to field a small intelligence arm. Also, that is Facebook..not all Facebook properties combined. [1] https:…
These corporations are their own intelligence agencies. Facebook knows who your friends are, Amazon knows where you live, thanks to their line of doorbell camera, and then there's the Google-Microsoft email duopoly.
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#209Whenever unions are mentioned on HN there always seems to be a coordinated effort to attack them in the comments, very interesting.
Maybe because a lot of people on HN are small business owners, and unions take power away from business owners and can and will force you to do things to the detriment of your business if they deem it in the best interests of the union members.
I mentioned this a while ago and I was chastised for thinking there was a coordinated effort to astroturf on hackernews. I imagine you'll get the same treatment, followed by a barrage of comments because you don't follow the anti-union narrative that is being pushed here. Move along, nothing to see here.
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Yes, capitalism is awful, but it's by far the best idea we've got.
Please, go on and continue the propaganda about how socialism and communism doesn't work. Please point to failed nations/states that had communism and explain how they failed due to communism and that it definitely wasn't anything else.
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