Comment on UAW strike would show Biden, other leaders that it's time to 'pick a side,' union boss says
DLSchichtl@lemmy.world 1 year agoI work for a small business, last one in our industry that isn’t a large conglomerate, which is good enough to be concerned for my livelihood. Who is gonna pay mine and my co-workers bills when we are all out of a job? Where’s our support? Where’s our salvation? I mean you guys are happy to say, “sucks you guys are losing your jobs, but now rail workers get paid vacation, soooo eat shit.” Not fair, dude.
Sunforged@lemmy.world 1 year ago
It’s wild you would think that’s the intent. The whole point of a labor movement is to lift all boats.
Biden could have just as easily forced the contract the union members wanted instead he shut down their power to strike and gave them bread crumbs. Much of that was after the fallout of the East Palestine disaster, it was literally to save face. He didn’t give them “everything” they wanted, as you said in a previous comment. They got 4 days sick leave, it’s less than what I get from Seattle city law, fucking why? Businesses here can manage. Much of the reporting you see is doing its best to paint Biden in a good light. The democrats aren’t on the side of labor. Hell even the New Deal was a fucking compromise when socialist parties were at their strongest, in a successful attempt to knee cap them. What I see, is we can only win ground by organizing outside of the democrat party. You can’t tailcoat and expect change. You can’t just take their word that they are on our side. You have to keep pressure on them.
I don’t criticize Biden because I think you should suffer. I criticize him because you shouldn’t be pitted against your fellow workers fighting against unfettered greed.
DLSchichtl@lemmy.world 1 year ago
No, it’s not the intent. It’s the fallout. Actions have consequences. Sure, in an ideal world they could strike and no one but the rich have to feel the burn, but life isn’t like that. Their strike has repercussions downstream, whether they like it or not. Does it lift all boats? Maybe, but why do we have to be sacrificed in the process? I’m pretty sure they would want us to give pause if the roles were reversed. And if you think the people affected are as civil and open minded as myself, wake up. They aren’t going to see it as the union standing up against the big corporations, they’ll see it as greedy unions holding our economy hostage so they can get a free vacation, and I don’t really see how that helps unions.
Sunforged@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Are you open minded? I dunno man from everything you have written you’re happy to lick Biden’s boots for table scraps. Going so far as to reference dank Brandon memes as if he’s dabbing on us critical of his policy.
DLSchichtl@lemmy.world 1 year ago
That was meant as tongue-in-cheek, but you are the type to take things at face value, so whatev.