[deleted] t1_j7tws7n wrote on February 9, 2023 at 11:16 AM

Reply to comment by Him_Downstairs in How the NFL avoids paying disabled players — with the union’s help by washingtonpost

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toiletwindowsink t1_j7v2wdx wrote on February 9, 2023 at 4:54 PM

U are so fukin incorrect. I can tell u if it were not for unions every performer in Hollywood, Broadway EVERYWHERE would not get paid. The corps would steal everyone blind.

therealcobrastrike t1_j7udu5q wrote on February 9, 2023 at 2:03 PM

Well this is objectively false and an extremely ignorant take.

Unions are the reason we have standards like a 40 day work week and overtime and paid sick leave.

Every single “right” you take for granted in the work place was fought for desperately to gain and people were murdered, beaten, and jailed for demanding them.

Like any democratic institution a union requires transparency and constant engagement by its members.

If your union is corrupt it’s because the members have failed to hold their leadership accountable.

MaybeLaterMom t1_j7un7z7 wrote on February 9, 2023 at 3:11 PM

Imagine equating labor strike movements with the bureaucratic Unions today.

Unions suck. They suck because they were introduced by Capital to calm down actual grassroots worker organizations. And it worked for decades.

therealcobrastrike t1_j7vciyr wrote on February 9, 2023 at 5:53 PM

Like I said, if your union isn’t adequately representing you then it’s your responsibility to hold them accountable and bring about the reform you’d like to see.

Just saying all unions are corrupt bureaucracies is just plain untrue and an extremely ignorant and over simplistic take.

Also your statement about unions being introduced by capital to keep labor docile is blatantly counter-factual.

Please stop spreading misinformation and lies.