Comment on Ford lays off 600 workers at plant targeted by UAW strike

• Opafi@feddit.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Man, the US really are a dystopia.

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  • zcd@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    It’s a Third World country that doesn’t know it

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    • grue@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      The US is a first world country… by definition, because “first world” means “NATO,” not “wealthy.”

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• evidences@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  There are actually protections for striking according to the NLRB “depending on the purposes and means of the strike action.”

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• Rebels_Droppin@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I believe if it’s an unsanctioned wildcat strike they can fire without it being retaliation, but if it’s a strike backed by the NLRB they have to prove it isn’t retaliation and I don’t think the days gone by an official strike counts here. I could be wrong but that is what I remember about wildcat strike differences

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• youngalfred@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  That’s interesting - in Australia we do have ‘protected action’ that can be taken when bargaining. Basically each workplace in a union has a vote to strike (endorsed by the fair work commission) and if it gets up any action taken is protected from retaliation.

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• Jonna@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  It depends on the kind of strike. Workers that strike over a company’s unfair labor practice are protected from permanent replacements. This is not that tho. While they are far apart, I don’t think they can accuse the companies of refusing to negotiate.

  Of course if the union wins the strike then no replacement.

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