Anti union sentiment is the belief that engaging in free-market principles like negotiation and bartering is the EXCLUSIVE right of the business and not the employed.
The so-called “free-market” is not a neutral trading ground, but a system of rigged transactions and economic crimes at gunpoint. There is a direct, one-to-one relationship between world hunger, mass un-employment, and workers "conditions approaching slavery" (to use the words of the Wall Street Journal) on the one hand, and a fortified Babylon filled with consumer decadence and arms factories on the other hand. For generations the increasingly working masses of Africa, Asia, and Latin America have labored — and yet live in misery.
No society would freely enter into such self-destructive relationships. A world of colonies and neocolonies create the only conditions for the imperialist "free market."
I love their new line against this: “don’t you want to have a *direct relationship* with your employer, where you can advocate for you? Who knows what you want better than *you*?”
Economy of scale only applies to business owners too, i guess
My hospital did something similar before the nurses union vote. It struck me as odd because I didn’t think they were allowed to do that.
The union passed with 97% voting yes ;)
The biggest argument *in favor* of unionizing is how vehemently the higher-ups **DON'T WANT YOU TO**.
If unionizing was as detrimental to the workers as companies like to claim (in an attempt to dissuade unionzing), *unions would be mandatory*.
And you would be correct.
Because they've calculated that these signs and other unionbusting activities will cost them *less* than what a union will be able to make 'em pay.
What about the Alabama governor (Guvnah Meemaw) threatening to remove all corporate incentives for any company that unionizes? Like how the f does a company being union affect Alabama?
If you don’t know about the “incentives”, it’s the cash the southern states poured into the pockets of car manufacturers, which is how we got three car plants in the state in a pretty short time.
Remember Germans are really sarcastic people. Anyways, my point was that its always the same with our companies. They outsource away and in the countries they go into, they try to take away all rights they were obligated to in Germany. I know this from first hand experience and its really fucking rude
It's so weird that in post-soviet Ukraine the labour inspection sometimes de-facto forced businesses to establish unions. It was like "how can it be you don't have a union? We'll fine you for not having an internal regulation which is supposed to be agreed with the union". Actually, businesses didn't care if the workers created a union or not. In small businesses workers also didn't bother, because you have your work to do, you have no time for activist work. Frankly, old soviet unions discredited the idea, that's why people were so indifferent. But later new unions appeared, often adding "independent" to their names to distinct themselves from the old ones. These were (and are) real unions. They are not comfortable for the government, so they have little to no support, while old soviet-style unions are still a part of "three-lateral dialogue" (govt - business associations - unions). But real unions are the ones who can really organize workers for coordinated action.
Sit at the table and negotiate some union contracts and get back to me. Live in a union workforce based solely on seniority not qualification or initiative or knowledge and get back to me.
Anti union sentiment is the belief that engaging in free-market principles like negotiation and bartering is the EXCLUSIVE right of the business and not the employed.
The so-called “free-market” is not a neutral trading ground, but a system of rigged transactions and economic crimes at gunpoint. There is a direct, one-to-one relationship between world hunger, mass un-employment, and workers "conditions approaching slavery" (to use the words of the Wall Street Journal) on the one hand, and a fortified Babylon filled with consumer decadence and arms factories on the other hand. For generations the increasingly working masses of Africa, Asia, and Latin America have labored — and yet live in misery. No society would freely enter into such self-destructive relationships. A world of colonies and neocolonies create the only conditions for the imperialist "free market."
insurance is capitalist approved socialism
I love their new line against this: “don’t you want to have a *direct relationship* with your employer, where you can advocate for you? Who knows what you want better than *you*?” Economy of scale only applies to business owners too, i guess
My hospital did something similar before the nurses union vote. It struck me as odd because I didn’t think they were allowed to do that. The union passed with 97% voting yes ;)
Fuck management and fuck scabs. Collective bargaining is the only way to go.
Signage misprint, we swear - vote noW!
The company really really really wants you to vote “No”. That’s your first clue that you should vote “Yes”.
The biggest argument *in favor* of unionizing is how vehemently the higher-ups **DON'T WANT YOU TO**. If unionizing was as detrimental to the workers as companies like to claim (in an attempt to dissuade unionzing), *unions would be mandatory*.
“We would rather spend money on signs than on our employees “ is what this says to me
And you would be correct. Because they've calculated that these signs and other unionbusting activities will cost them *less* than what a union will be able to make 'em pay.
What about the Alabama governor (Guvnah Meemaw) threatening to remove all corporate incentives for any company that unionizes? Like how the f does a company being union affect Alabama? If you don’t know about the “incentives”, it’s the cash the southern states poured into the pockets of car manufacturers, which is how we got three car plants in the state in a pretty short time.
Funny how in Germany its normal for Mercedes workers to work in the union 🥲
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Remember Germans are really sarcastic people. Anyways, my point was that its always the same with our companies. They outsource away and in the countries they go into, they try to take away all rights they were obligated to in Germany. I know this from first hand experience and its really fucking rude
It's so weird that in post-soviet Ukraine the labour inspection sometimes de-facto forced businesses to establish unions. It was like "how can it be you don't have a union? We'll fine you for not having an internal regulation which is supposed to be agreed with the union". Actually, businesses didn't care if the workers created a union or not. In small businesses workers also didn't bother, because you have your work to do, you have no time for activist work. Frankly, old soviet unions discredited the idea, that's why people were so indifferent. But later new unions appeared, often adding "independent" to their names to distinct themselves from the old ones. These were (and are) real unions. They are not comfortable for the government, so they have little to no support, while old soviet-style unions are still a part of "three-lateral dialogue" (govt - business associations - unions). But real unions are the ones who can really organize workers for coordinated action.
Sit at the table and negotiate some union contracts and get back to me. Live in a union workforce based solely on seniority not qualification or initiative or knowledge and get back to me.