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The Democrats’ One and Only Union-Busting Governor: Jared Polis

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Submitted ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨dwazou@lemm.ee⁩ to ⁨workreform@lemmy.world⁩

https://prospect.org/labor/2025-05-19-democrats-union-busting-governor-polis-colorado/

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  • surph_ninja@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    “One and only” my ass. Every single Democrat governor will send in strike breakers just as quickly as any gop governor. Both parties serve capital.

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    • match@pawb.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Biden, at the railroads.

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      • Bronzebeard@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Biden them continued to negotiate on their behalf.

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  • Rodneyck@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    “One and only?” Joe Biden literally busted the railroad union just a few years ago and the majority of the dems/dnc supported it. I smell some re-writing of history up in here.

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    • Cort@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      The key word being governor. Joe was a senator and president, NOT a governor

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      • Rodneyck@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Does it really matter? They are all the DNC…union busters.

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    • WarlordSdocy@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      As much as I dislike Joe Biden he did actually do a good job there of making sure the workers got their demands without having to strike. The union even ended up thanking him for it a while after all the media attention died down on it.

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      • Rodneyck@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        This is completely untrue. The workers did not have a choice on any of the demands (hence reason for striking) or the settlement. They had no choice. To me, that is not a good job. You sound like a neo-liberal.

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    • Bronzebeard@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      He continued to negotiate for those workers even after stopping the strike (which is not union busting, the union still exists). You’d have been nothing when prices shot up even more if he let the railroads shut down, too, I bet

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  • manxu@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    He seemed actually okay until Trump got elected. But he's a multi-millionaire, so there was always the risk he was going to side with "his kind of people" before the rest of us

    For instance, he had the case of Elijah McClain reopened. I only mention it because I hope a lot more people hear about Elijah McClain and keep him alive in their memories.

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    • match@pawb.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      I was just going home. I’m an introvert. I’m just different. That’s all. I’m so sorry.

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  • Formfiller@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    The democrats are facists too they just try to conceal it. We need a workers party.

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    • SippyCup@feddit.nl ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Conservatives are pro money. Liberals are pro money with rainbows.

      Workers should own their own labor and have a right to be safe at work.

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    • spankmonkey@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I dunno, worker’s party sounds like it buys into the capitalist system. People who are retired, stay at home caretakers, and a ton of other people who don’t work for a living should be included because the work that people do supports them as well.

      We need a party for the general population. A real People’s Party…

      Dammit!

      We really do need a party for the general population’s interests though, but all the good ones are taken by malicious actors.

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  • roofuskit@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    As much as we’re happy to have Pritzker in IL he busted unions in his own businesses before he was governor.

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  • Sgt_choke_n_stroke@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Meet the democratic front runner behind Gavin Newsome

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