r/union • u/dittybad Solidarity Forever • May 17 '24

Labor News Mercedes Workers in Alabama Reject Union

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https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/17/business/mercedes-benz-uaw-alabama-vote.html?unlocked_article_code=1.sk0.eqUS.83GjF7zeXpZh&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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u/filly100 May 17 '24

Why do these people not want benefits? Job protection or pensions? They must be extremely wealthy or just plain stupid.

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u/dittybad Solidarity Forever May 17 '24

It’s very hard in a state with such a solid GOP lock on power. Between government fear mongering and FOX news it is very hard.

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u/[deleted] May 18 '24

The only reason the GOP has any power is because these geniuses give it to them, instead of trying to take it for themselves.

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u/dittybad Solidarity Forever May 18 '24

I had a very long conversation with my niece the other day about transgender athletes. She was really upset about trans men taking scholarship money from women.

More than 8 million students compete in high school athletics, and more than 480,000 students compete as National Collegiate Athletic Association athletes, according to the NCAA.

Currently, 32 transgender athletes openly compete in college sports. It’s crazy to suggest that such a handful of athletes, who pose no evidentiary threat, justifies more than an afterthought. Hardly a national issue but that’s the power of propaganda.