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Trump Order Ramps Up Assault on Union Rights of Federal Workers (www.commondreams.org)
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In the lead-up to Labor Day in the United States, President Donald Trump escalated his attack on the union rights of federal employees with an executive order that claims to "enhance" national security.

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[–] 10 points 1 year ago (6 children)

I've never understood laws and shit that limit union rights. Like, if a union decides to strike because they want better pay or disagree with the company's values, what are they going to do, arrest the workers and keep them from working?

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Yes. Or fine then. Or murder them. The history of unionization is horrendous for those fighting for basic rights.

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  • [–] -1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    I don't want to downplay the consequences of a strike, but that's the whole power of unions. How to you fine somebody for not working? Take it out of the paycheck that they're not earning? In the modern era, in the US, people aren't getting murdered for striking. Is it a possibility? Sure, but even with everything going on, not realistic. Then we're back to arresting people which doesn't help the company in any way.

    I understand that this is all an over simplification of the situation, but at a high level, this is the whole point of workers unions.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago

    Arresting people for striking does have an immense chilling effect on people thinking about going on strike. Which does help the company. They get to take the unsalvageable employees and turn them into examples for the fence-sitting employees.

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    [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    So, that includes the cops and federal law enforcement including Border Patrol, Bureau of Prisons, Federal Protective Service, Citizenship & Immigration Services, Departments of Defense and U.S. Marshals Service right? Right??

    Oh it doesn’t? Just Bureau of Reclamation's hydropower units; NASA; National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service; National Weather Service; Patent and Trademark Office; and US Agency for Global Media.

    They never include cops in their union busting. Just more blatant, targeted attacks and retaliation.

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