US Unions Winning Big Gains Amid ‘Great Reset’ in Worker Power

UFODivebomb , 8 months ago (edited 8 months ago)

Their “big gains” are pretty much just standard of living increases they should have already received. Is it really winning then or just no longer losing as hard?

Edit: My comment above sounds negative on their accomplishment. Not what I intended. I’m just upset this was even required. Them achieving proper compensation now does not make up for the past decades of being underpayed IMO.

psychothumbs OP , 8 months ago

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/1c8e241b-b218-4946-a810-a47ee9b30b03.jpeg

I think if any contract negotiation can ever be a win, this is.

UFODivebomb , 8 months ago

Definitely a win in the short term view. But that isn’t a win in the long term scale. That’s just a reset to normal. A long term win would be ensuring they receive appropriate raises for the next two decades and more

Uncle_Bagel , 8 months ago

Stopping something bad from happening is always a good thing. If your house is burning, getting out is still a win even if you are now homeless.

whenigrowup356 , 8 months ago

Sucking at something is the first step to being sorta good at something

SuiXi3D , 8 months ago

It’s good for those that are able to get these gains, but the rest of us work for union busting, overworking, underpaying, understaffing fuckwads.

Uncle_Bagel , 8 months ago

Workers in one sector making gains puts pressure on ither sectors to increase oay yo stay competitive. A cahin link fence factory that has a starting pay of $16 an hour wont be able to stay staffed when the car factory across town starts pay at $22

Pilkins , 8 months ago

I hope it keeps going. America is fucked when it comes to worker’s rights. We need a huge push from the majority of the working population and maybe we’ll get to 20% of the protections/benefits most western European countries have.