Want to defeat Trump? Support unions | Eric Blanc
Organized labor could be Trump’s kryptonite
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/26093483
Fri 14 Feb 2025 08.50 EST
The only people who don't support unions are 1) bootlickers or 2) owners of capital
Or 3, people with a bad experience with unions.
Here's my anecdote.
My dad and uncle worked for the same company, each for 30-40 years. My dad was regular salary, my uncle was union, and both had similar engineering degrees making similar money (lived about a mile from each other with similar lifestyles). Every few years, my uncle would be out of work because his union would strike, and money would dry up in the process when the paychecks would stop. He ended up losing his job when the company shipped he jobs elsewhere because dealing with the union got old.
Unions can be great, just make sure yours is one of those. A bad union can make things worse.
If you're not union, you're a bug
There is a reason the poem starts with trade unions... Almost like solidarity prevente fascism
It crushes my soul knowing how close my team was to being unionized only for dumbass 16 year olds to let it all fall apart because they're too lazy and careless.
