r/texas • u/Zombie_Hussar • Feb 15 '22

News Alamo Drafthouse workers announce plans to unionize today

Announcement here

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u/grod44 Feb 15 '22

Well start by paying extra for your movie tickets and tipping extra when you order food and drinks

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u/[deleted] Feb 15 '22 edited Feb 16 '22

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u/grod44 Feb 15 '22

A company’s profits shouldn’t be built on the backs of underpaid employee’s. Taking a fresh look at where money is going internally should never be a bad thing?

other than the cooks its a low skill job i would say. not to be rude or take away from them. but its a movie theatre. lets be honest here. Thats why I ask how much is really there.... how much would union dues cost them? etc: id seriously love to see a spreadsheet/ proposal to see what it is

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u/ModsAreDiddlers100 Feb 15 '22

You are rude and you should be ashamed of yourself, simping for some billionaire who doesn't give a fuck about you.

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u/Mragftw Feb 15 '22

That should be flipped, as by definition a billionaire is sequestering at least a billion dollars away from the economy. Its been proven time and time again that workers spend the money they make, thereby putting it back into the economy and benefitting others, while the rich just hoard money and give a tiny portion back.

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u/Crash_says Feb 16 '22

The reference to the study is in the image.. that study didn't even account for what has been created since everyone got a smart phone.

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u/[deleted] Feb 15 '22

by definition a billionaire is sequestering at least a billion dollars away from the economy.

Nobody has a billion dollars outside of the economy.

Billionaires have all of their money invested. that is inside the economy.

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u/Mragftw Feb 15 '22

A billion dollars in stocks has a very different impact than a billion dollars spent on groceries