Yeah, the last time was Carter. The Clintons basically broke the alliance between the national level Dems and labor unions and they’ve been adversaries most of the time since.
Comment on UPS drivers won “historic heat protections.” They say the company hasn't lived up to that promise.
verdantbanana@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
the US has not had a proworker president in a long time
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Fredselfish@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
According to video I watch it was under Cater they truck driving union was taken out and deregulated the industry. Fucking over truck drivers. So no not even Cater was pro worker.
Angry_Autist@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
people cannot pay as much as corporations, this will continue till we get money out of politics.
All candidates that qualify should get a flat grant from the government for their campaign, every candidate gets the same amount.
NO private donations
NO corporate donations
NO Super PACs
none of this bullshit.
But it won’t ever happen because we are too busy fighting with each other to even agree to point at the owner class as the problem.
Anticorp@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
ut it won’t ever happen because we are too busy fighting with each other to even agree to point at the owner class as the problem.
As is intended.
MiltownClowns@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
what do you mean? biden walked the picket line! sure he broke the rail strike, but he was there when it didnt count!
curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
An got the rail workers a 14% immediate pay raise, an additional 25% over 5 years, a PTO day, and in the followup as he promised, an additional 4 sicks days and 3 convertible.
MiltownClowns@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
He subverted the will of the union using the might of the government. It doesnt matter what happened after that, as a union man that is the definition of anti worker.
curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
I agree, but leaving it out is still lying about what actually happened.
verdantbanana@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
after threatening them with their livlihoods and retirement yes he gave them a small amount of what they were demanding
not a victory and that is not a champion of worker’s rights
curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
I didn’t call him a champion of workers rights.
I corrected the misinformation by exclusion suggested by the statement.
BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
And set unions back decades by breaking the strike too!
kiljoy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
A PTO day lmao. And you wonder why people are pissed he broke up the strike.
curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
I’m not remotely surprised, and I didn’t support him pushing to stop the strike either.
That doesn’t mean I think its OK to leave out what he did do to exagerrate a position.
chiliedogg@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
25% over 5 years works out to 4.5% a year, and he “won” that during 8% inflation.
In reality they’re getting a pay cut.
Angry_Autist@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
So fucking tired of every top comment in a serious thread being sarcastic
SO fucking tired
Entropywins@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
You would hate working with me…that is the first serious thing I’ve said all day
Angry_Autist@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
IDGAF about working with people like you, I’m just so fuckdamn tired of you and your ilk turning lemmy into modern reddit.
Be better