- cross-posted to:
- workreform@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- workreform@lemmy.world
The Department of Veterans Affairs appeared to be the first agency to begin terminating union contracts, affecting more than 400,000 workers.
Unionization is the one thing which has kept wages up and working conditions decent for federal workers.
Oh no if we fight back that’s exactly what they want!
The only solution is to do nothing and let them do what they want!
Fuck no, that’s not at all what I’m suggesting. Unions need to fight, and strikes are usually the best form of leverage the worker has. Strike, certainly, but remember that your opponent is not the President or this administration. Trump wants this because he thinks it will help him. But if we are prepared for the spin, and reject the lies, then it will not help him. If he receives his fair share of the blame, it will be an albatross around his neck.
who would you say that the opponent is? they certainly would seem to qualify as prime among opponents
The .01% and their sycophants are the opponent.
uh, so we’re still talking about the same people. that’s folk with an annual income of 7 million or higher.
The oligarchy. Trump is a symptom of the same disease, but he’s hardly the cause of it. Workers aren’t negotiating with Trump, and the President does not dictate wages. He wants to instigate a strike, or any chaos really, because he thinks it will help him politically. It will create a scapegoat he can blame for the problems he’s causing, and it will distract from his numerous scandals related to him being a serial child rapist.