Comment on SAG-AFTRA Seeks Approval for Second Strike Against Video Game Companies

• PsychedSy@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Our union calendars love mentioning that shit, but it’s like me bragging about a second grade vocabulary test. Our union leadership recommended we accept a contract that 80% of the members voted against. I’m not going to get into pension and 401k fuckery, but we can’t just dogmatically say unions are great and cite 100 year old wins. Unions need to work for their dues.

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  • InternetUser2012@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    You can’t blame the union for piss poor union leadership.

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    • PsychedSy@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I mean I can. I do. I have no way to signal to them that they’re fucking up without bitching or leaving the union.

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• madthumbs@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Do you like dead beat workers bringing down your earning potential? - Thank unions! DO you like having your employer not able to provide suitable work for you when injured? -Thank unions! Do you like someone forcing you to fork over a portion of your taxable income? - Thank unions! Do you like people abusing ‘sick time’? - Thank unions!

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  • scv@discuss.online ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    It’s kind of funny how you are wrong in every way.

    • Union workers earn 20% more.
    • You shouldn’t work while injured. Worker’s comp is a thing.
    • You pay a dime to get a dollar.
    • It’s not abuse to take sick time, but you already stated people should work injured.

    Thank unions.

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    • madthumbs@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Union workers can and do make minimum wage even with plenty of experience and years on the job. Unions take dues on that minimum wage, so they take home even less. Unions target higher paying jobs for your propaganda statistic. People lose union jobs because they aren’t permitted to work jobs they can perform. Good workers don’t want to sit out temporarily ‘collecting’ like the lazy people that like unions.

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      • PinkPanther@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        I heard unions are not a thing in China and Russia. I recommend you migrate to either for two years, then come back and tell us if you want unions or not.

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      • InternetUser2012@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        You a troll/bot? If not you have absolutely no idea what you’re talking about and at this point you’re just spreading bullshit.

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  • art@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    A lot of “Temporary Embarrassed Billionaire” vibes.

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    • madthumbs@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      A lot of predatory union propaganda. Be sure to call your union to down-vote, because that’s the kind of stupid collective shit unions do.

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      • orrk@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        and guess what? it works.

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  • FlyingSquid@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Yes, blame your co-workers for everything. It must be their faults. They’re all “deadbeats” and “abusers.”

    Also, your job is supposed to provide for you when you’re injured.

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    • madthumbs@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      No, that’s called mooching. Freeloader.

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      • FlyingSquid@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        It’s mooching to get compensated for injuries while at work? Really?

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    • madthumbs@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      And they would have if the Union didn’t interfere with their job codes bullshit.

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      • FlyingSquid@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Sure they would have. And worked 10 hour days 7 days a week with no overtime or safety protections or health insurance.

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