r/antiwork • u/Voiceamerica • 2d ago

Real World Crisis 🌎 Trump illegally stripped collective bargaining from federal workers for ‘fighting back’ against mass terminations

https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/retribution-trump-illegally-stripped-collective-bargaining-from-federal-workers-for-fighting-back-against-mass-terminations-lawsuit-says/
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u/BoredMan29 2d ago

Fun note: Illegal strikes are still strikes.

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u/chmilz 2d ago

Americans would never. Best they can do is some feel-good rallies.

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u/BoredMan29 1d ago

I would direct you to American history as a refutation of this. We weren't granted the ability to unionize by benevolent bosses - it was a compromise when they got sick of dying.

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u/hermit22 1d ago

Yall riot for sports but government, sit down and take it deep into the back of your throat.

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u/BoredMan29 1d ago

So you didn't come across the Battle for Blair Mountain, or Everett, or the Pullman strike, etc. when you looked at history? Folks have gotten complacent since the post-WW2 era and allowed Reagan to strip down union powers but the history is most definitely there.

ETA: also racism. That's been a problem for the labor movement in the US.

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u/hermit22 23h ago

Where you involved in any of these? I’m talking about today Americans, not great Americans.

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u/BoredMan29 21h ago

Did you not read the post you replied to last time? The word 'history' is right there.

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u/hermit22 20h ago

History as in past…. Taking the credit for your daddy’s work

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u/BoredMan29 20h ago

That's what history means. Yes. And who's taking credit? Why are you even arguing at this point? Do you just need to always be contentious online and have the last word?

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u/uberperk 1d ago

Strikes are only illegal when you lose