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KFCConspiracy t1_iymeocc wrote

Reply to comment by pervert_hoover in Pat Toomey was one of the 43 Senators who killed sick leave for rail workers by GraffitiTavern

I suspect his motive was "cause chaos" because he does not have a history of being pro-workers rights in any way. I think if there were a republican president he probably would have voted for this.

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pervert_hoover t1_iymjinq wrote

I'm sure you're right about that. I just think that looking only at the sick leave vote really buries the lede, which is that every democratic senator except 6 (7 if you count Bernie) and most of the Republicans voted bulldoze collective bargaining and force workers back to work.

How can people cheer on Amazon and Starbuck unionization, and then at the same time be totally OK with this?

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KFCConspiracy t1_iymjrhw wrote

Yeah, I think the title here is misleading, the site as a whole I think is a biased site. And I don't say that in the same way of crowing about all media is evil.

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pervert_hoover t1_iymkmc9 wrote

agreed. we can recognize that all news outlets have an inherent bias without getting all MAGA about it.

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SaltResearcher4 t1_iyqw4zi wrote

>How can people cheer on Amazon and Starbuck unionization, and then at the same time be totally OK with this?

Railroad collective bargaining comes second to the US economy. A strike at Starbucks does not disrupt every other industry.

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pervert_hoover t1_iyry78f wrote

the economy would be fine if the owners would just give these guys a few sick days.

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