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Grass8989 t1_je35ymf wrote

Reply to comment by oreosfly in Gothamist: NYC subway station agents say so long to the booths this week by Delicious_Adeptness9

This is why we have unions.

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Definitely_wasnt_me t1_je37mmq wrote

Or more like this is what unions can create.

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sumgye t1_je3hzzb wrote

Yeah unions are not always good. Look at the police or teachers unions. Reddit just likes unions a lot for some reason.

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augsav t1_je3rbvx wrote

What’s wrong with the teachers union?

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JohnnyRelentless t1_je48k1j wrote

Unions are good. Teacher's unions are good. Police unions are the exception. The working classes of the entire world like unions, outside of right-wing Americans obediently lapping up every scrap their uber wealthy masters throw them.

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Dont_mute_me_bro t1_je4fw0k wrote

  1. But there are "right wing" union members. The Rockaway Republican club has or had several union members as its leaders.

  2. Why are police unions bad? Either one supports unions (as I do) or not. Are there any other unions that are "Objectionable"?

  3. Only internationalists care what "The Working Classes" of the world like. Why should I care about what Peruvian metal lathers or Polish mill workers like? I don't even care what many Americans like.

  4. Most working class people don't identify as "Working Class" because they don't romanticize their socio-economic position and aspire to "move up".

  5. If you don't see the irony of someone from one of the toniest areas in your borough playing Socialist, you should check the mirror. East Tremont to West Farms, maybe, but Riverdale isn't exactly "the hood. Just saying.

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OHYAMTB t1_je3jre9 wrote

They should not be fired, they should be offered new positions and retraining within the MTA. Protect their salaries too so they don’t lose anything, but make them do something productive. It is absurd that the union is protecting literal do-nothing jobs.

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