UAW will not expand strikes at Detroit automakers after last-minute GM proposal

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• Sunforged@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  17% of union membership is on strike. They need to go full 100% and show who has the power and stand in solidarity as one.

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  • Kbin_space_program@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    They're trying a new strike strategy that plays the companies against one another. By rewarding companies when they play ball they can allow them to get a potential leg up on their compeition who maybe decided against a particular thing.

    It allows the union to better pressure the companies and allows the union strike funds to go further. It's a novel approach, and is working so far. Hopefully it will bear fruit.

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    • jonne@infosec.pub ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      And it allows the strike fund to go a lot further too.

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    • Sunforged@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I understand what the goal is and the theory behind it. The thing is the strike fund has enough funds for an all out strike that is 10 months long. That would be billions lost for the big three if they wanted to try to outlast the union, not to mention fund raising the union could do to extend it if needed.

      Easing the strike up this week because one came to the table isn’t great. With only 17% striking, that leaves 83% working without a contract, that’s a big problem especially if this approach is going to be a drawn out process.

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  • surewhynotlem@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    This is so shortsighted that I feel I need to recommend a good optometrist.

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  • unfreeradical@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Class struggle entails shifting balances of power.

    Many groups are interacting within each side.

    Workers currently have little power, but the UAW action has so far seemed as one of the most momentous opportunities in recent memory.

    Building power depends on seeking gains that may be expected to be both reached and held. Once a stronger position is reached, then the even stronger position becomes closer at hand.

    You are suggesting throwing everything at a single opportunity within hostile and untested climate.

    It is wise to seek modest gains one at a time, trying to encourage everyone that better days are coming soon.

    At the moment, even a substantial symbolic victory in one area would be quite significant in terms of building momentum to expand movements across the working class. When one group of workers rises, even by only a modest increment, we all gain power in the shared struggle, power we can use to climb higher.

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    • Sunforged@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I am so confused by this comment. Your talking like we have nothing in history to compare this to when the writers strike won after a 3 month strike just last week.

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  • tsz@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    How old are you, honestly?

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  • what_is_a_name@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    It’s expensive to be on strike. Also for the union and its members. They are making sure they do not lose the war of attrition.

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    • Sunforged@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Union members are being laid off, leading to confusion and hurting moral. The war of attrition is more than just the strike fund, and it is sad one of the largest and well funded unions is making a show of worrying over their coffers when they have more than enough to win three contract fights.

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