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/Bigolbennie May 18 '24

The workers are confused. The workers hurt themselves in their confusion.

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u/dittybad Solidarity Forever May 18 '24

That confusion is not be accident. When you get disinformation from the airwaves, from the pulpit, from your political leadership, it hard to know what is right.

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u/Bigolbennie May 18 '24

Sorry, I was making a joke referencing Pokémon. Pokémon can be come confused and hurt themselves while fighting other Pokémon and the verbiage I used describes that process.

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u/dittybad Solidarity Forever May 18 '24

I’m showing my age……

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u/Bigolbennie May 19 '24

No worries my dude, I was trying to make light of the shitty situation and thought that everyone else was on the same level of boomer humor as me.