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[–] 150 points 4 months ago

If im getting union wages I can do both

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  • [–] 111 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    How much do your union busting consultants cost Delta?

    I bet it is a fuckload more than that.

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  • [–] 62 points 4 months ago

    I swear to all the fucking gods, I'm contrarian enough that even if I were anti union, this shitty attempt at manipulation would make me jump on board.

    Like, fuck, don't insult my fucking intelligence like that

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  • [–] 58 points 4 months ago (3 children)
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    I know craftsmen who could certainly build one for cheaper than that...

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago

    look man, I've tried those cheap Algerian knockoffs - most of the time, you're lucky if you get 2 or 3 Marquees under the fucker before it starts warping, much less taking it onto the bourgeoise pigs and their fat necks.

    Don't be fooled, you get what you pay for here.

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  • [–] 56 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    Its a shame no one puts a sticker that says Union dues are like an investment that will pay off in dividends way above 700

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  • [–] 41 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    wait, i cannot tell if this is real. it's to absurd to be real but it's also american so i'm lost

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  • [–] 39 points 4 months ago

    For whoever reported this as Anti-Union Propaganda, you are correct. However, this post has been approved because it's blatantly awful as a piece of propaganda. Anyone who thinks that this post provides a convincing argument, please add your comment to the thread to promote discussion. :)

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  • [–] 36 points 4 months ago

    Average annual salary is slightly less than $70k annually in the US. A union that gets you even a meager 3% raise annually is ~$2100 in increased income or 3x what your dues is.

    Bunch of fucking wankers.

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  • [–] 31 points 4 months ago (5 children)

    I feel like if I worked someplace that put up that sign I would go study to become a plumber. Infuriating.

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  • [–] 18 points 4 months ago (4 children)

    I worked for a summer at Staples. They actively discouraged unionization.

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  • [–] 11 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    If there ever was a sign that you probably need a union... This is it.

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  • [–] 7 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    They had a whole video that was anti-union which was “training” material.

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  • [–] 29 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    Ok but here’s the thing… you can regicide the price of the union with the company and hand the company pay for most of your union dues and realistically 700/year isn’t bad for job security, higher wages, better hours and better benefits aswell as various other things that not being in a union would be impossible. This union busting is madly illegal and really fucked up. Hate US companies

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  • [–] 28 points 4 months ago

    You know who I trust to tell me how to live my life? Big faceless corporations. They obviously want what's best for me more than they care about their bottom line.

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  • [–] 27 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    With the retroactive salary increase my union just got me, I could buy several gaming systems. [meme of dude tapping his head]

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  • [–] 23 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    Coincidentally, unions might be the only things that could still save the AAA side of the games industry...

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  • [–] 10 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    I think the current AAA system should die. It’s brutal for the people making games and it’s completely unsustainable in the long run.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago* (1 child)

    I'd expect more unionization to mechanically reduce games scope by increasing workers hourly compensation. And progressively remove authority from the MBA guys through giving more power to the devs

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  • [–] 23 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    Delta pilots are unionized. Wide body captains are making over $700k/year

    I can see why Delta doesn't want the rest of their employees unionizing. I don't see why they haven't

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  • [–] 22 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    $700 lol 😆...I wish . Try $4500/year and worth every penny. GO UNION!!!

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  • [–] 22 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    Don't think. Don't organize. Just consume.

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    Based on what 🤣 Jesus people 🤦‍♂️

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  • [–] 9 points 4 months ago

    One could argue that by presenting factually wrong data about union benefits the employer is contradicting the following:

    It is unlawful for an employer to subject a worker to any detriment by any act or deliberate omission where the sole or main purpose is:

    •to prevent or deter them from taking part in the activities of an independent trade union at an appropriate time
    
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  • [–] 8 points 4 months ago

    Based on laws from other democratic countries who aren't even particularly fond of unions as a whole, but still didn't go full mask off capitalism.

    Fun task for you if you want to learn more about this : research why labor day is May 1st basically everywhere else in the world, but not in the US (and Canada).

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  • [–] 21 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    "Buy this thing so you don't notice while we take advantage of you."

    I'm honestly surprised they aren't telling us to buy something Delta sells to complete the grift.

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  • [–] 19 points 4 months ago

    I'm pretty sure this falls under a railway labor act violation.

    And yes, workers in aviation get lumped under the railway labor act when it comes to unionizing.

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  • [–] 18 points 4 months ago* (6 children)

    So $58.33 per month or like 3.65 McDonald's double Bacon quarter pounder with cheese meals per month.

    It's always worth making sure the union is working in your interest and not wasting funds but beyond that the money will pay for itself generally speaking.

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  • [–] 21 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    That's roughly what I pay and I just got two retroactive 3% raises and a massive increase in my benefits thanks to my union. My employer wanted to cut people or freeze pay and the union made them back down in everything. We got everything we wanted and didn't need to compromise... Worth every penny in union dues. I'll have a cheque for a few thousands dollars mid July now.

    Unionize!

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  • [–] 6 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    My first job in high school was at a grocery store with a union and they did jack shit for me when I got fired for something out of my control. Almost a year later they called and told me they could get me my job back but I wouldn't get back pay and I owed them X months of union dues. It soured my opinion on unions for years.

    Nowadays, I wish everyone would unionize.

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  • [–] 9 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    Those were the sorts of stories I heard about unions when I was growing up. Want to clean up a mess? Sorry, union rules say you have to wait for another guy to get here to do it.

    I always felt like unions just got in the way of doing things logically or quickly, but I'm pretty sure those stories and comments were intended to do that. Nowadays I know better, and I agree with you: we need unions now more than ever.

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago

    Well after my experience with unions in Philadelphia, I'm pretty confident in saying that it varies. I worked for a company that held conventions. We wanted the flag of each attending country to line the entrance hall and it took coordination with FOUR unions. I am not exaggerating.

    One union to bring the pallet to the hallway

    A second union to place the flag bases

    Yet another union to place the flags in the bases

    And the last to remove the pallet/packaging (not the same as the first!)

    I found this out when I nearly got tackled after putting a flag in its base.

    On the flip side, my friend's labor union secured a (permanent) $5/hr raise during COVID.

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  • [–] 13 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    They think gamers are fucking stupid. It’s too bad they are right.

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  • [–] 12 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    So what you're saying, is that Delta employees are so stupid, that they fall for this shit?

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  • [–] 11 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    I think I pay 60€ per 3 months, so 240 per year, and I get a part of it back after submitting some form.

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  • [–] 10 points 4 months ago

    I joined a union after a previous manager started coming after me (cos they were a bit power mad) and I could only sue them when they fired me thanks to the union resources. Otherwise, I would have had to leave fuming but powerless like everyone else had. Unions are totally worth it!

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  • [–] 9 points 4 months ago

    At ny last union job the dues were only around $250/year.

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  • [–] 7 points 4 months ago

    I love how this (old) image feels like something out of dystopian fiction.

    I could see it on the wall in Half Life 2, or Deus Ex. Not Cyberpunk 2077 'cause they wouldn't need it.

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  • [–] 6 points 4 months ago

    Impossible to say if this poster is from this month or from the 80s.

    Apart from the Saturn-shaped controller, which means post 90s.

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago

    Yeah! Buy a gaming console instead of having support against us, the mighty abusive employers! Getting fair wages is just dumb when you can play video games.

    By the way, why so expensive? I pay 8 euros monthly, from my bruto income. While they made sure my previous employer didn't fuck me over, for a staggering 5 years long fight. I had 5 lawyers. For 8 euros per month. And I won, which I couldn't have done myself.

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago

    If they don't want you to have it, it must be good!

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago

    Just to be clear, a system is not on subscription.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago

    But games aren't tax deductible

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago

    Fuck union busters, fuck carpet baggers, fuck scabs, fuck corpos, and most of all fuck 12.

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  • [–] 6 points 4 months ago (4 children)

    Uniona are kinda a strange duck. Employers hate them, but technically shouldn't care because if they were in fact not trying to fuck you constantly then unions wouldn't get people very far.

    On the other hand as a union worker myself, I've seen some of the laziest biggest pieces of shit not get fired because we're union. So it isn't sunshine and rainbows for either side.

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  • [–] 18 points 4 months ago

    I'd rather some lazy fucker gets to live comfortably with a living wage like anyone else than some lazy rich fucktard gets to live super duper comfy while everyone else suffers. Theres always low performer for whatever reason (its rarely pure lazyness), a healthy society can carry them.

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago*

    I've seen some of the laziest biggest pieces of shit not get fired because we're union.

    It doesnt need to be this way, but through corruption or other means this has happened.

    Like the room in NYC with teachers that just sit in it all day because they cant be fired.

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago

    Free riders are a feature, not a bug. High unions make everything better for almost everyone. The only ones who benefit from union-busting are the ownership class, because ultimately they only work in a competitive market when the ownership isn't hoarding more than their share.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

    A bit of a side note, but whoever or whatever team created this clearly isn't a gamer. While most modern consoles I believe are capable of playing music. Video game terminology wouldn't refer to playing games as "The Latest Hits Sounds".

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