The employers. A good union means they can’t exploit and threaten employees as much as they want to. There are whole firms dedicated to avoiding unions from forming and breaking them if they do form or strike.
The only unions I don’t support are police unions.
A number of US companies tried this shit in Europe. They typically got a harsh awakening when they found out that their shenanigans wouldn’t fly over here.
A union that is heavily influenced by the company itself, while they can do things it’s more a tactic of “we’re pro-union but why do you need a union when you already have our union? Get back to work.” So it’s harder to push for a real union that actually benefits the workers
Oh, yeah I knew a lot of doctor’s offices around here that acted the same way. But about transgender patients, kept on saying that we didn’t need hormone treatment because therapy was enough, and that we should accept ourselves the way we are. Thankfully the situation is a lot better than it was and these doctors were basically laughed out of their their practices.
Union busting in the US is insane, there’s an entire consultant industry based around union busting. It’s often tied in to HR initiatives like EDI as well which makes it even more insidious.
All the time, in fact when I worked at Walmart they practically threatened us up front with illegal “Signature protection” videos to never join a union
I work in the public sector. I get mailers all the time telling me to opt out of the union. They would come from a right wing super PAC. I wish I could opt out of receiving those mailers.
Wait… Non-American here… You actually get mail telling people NOT to join a Union? Who sponsors those?
The employers. A good union means they can’t exploit and threaten employees as much as they want to. There are whole firms dedicated to avoiding unions from forming and breaking them if they do form or strike.
The only unions I don’t support are police unions.
A number of US companies tried this shit in Europe. They typically got a harsh awakening when they found out that their shenanigans wouldn’t fly over here.
Don’t forget yellow unions
TIL what a yellow union is, that defeats the purpose of a union tbh
What is a yellow union?
it’s a little bit smaller and sweeter than the white ones, but not as sweet as red unions. tastes great caramelized with some fried potatoes.
Mother fucker
A union that is heavily influenced by the company itself, while they can do things it’s more a tactic of “we’re pro-union but why do you need a union when you already have our union? Get back to work.” So it’s harder to push for a real union that actually benefits the workers
Oh, yeah I knew a lot of doctor’s offices around here that acted the same way. But about transgender patients, kept on saying that we didn’t need hormone treatment because therapy was enough, and that we should accept ourselves the way we are. Thankfully the situation is a lot better than it was and these doctors were basically laughed out of their their practices.
its illegal in the UK for police to advocate forming a police union
In America but the Police Union is the only Union in that doesn’t get smeared in the media
Yeah, because if you do smear it, you’ll get tons of tickets totally unrelated to your media campaign.
It’s very interesting. Where I live, the employer may not even ask if you’re in a union when they give a job interview. Or even after they hire you!
Your boss.
Union busting in the US is insane, there’s an entire consultant industry based around union busting. It’s often tied in to HR initiatives like EDI as well which makes it even more insidious.
Your friendly neighbourhood Billionaire Employer.
All the time, in fact when I worked at Walmart they practically threatened us up front with illegal “Signature protection” videos to never join a union
I work in the public sector. I get mailers all the time telling me to opt out of the union. They would come from a right wing super PAC. I wish I could opt out of receiving those mailers.