▲ 230 ▼ California governor rejects bill to give unemployment checks to striking workers (thehill.com) submitted 2 years ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 32 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) How is it weird? Unions will endorse him no matter what he does because he's running against the red team, might as well fuck them over. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheBaldFox@lemmy.ml -5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Also, he's a lib, so... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] queermunist@lemmy.ml -12 points 2 years ago (2 children) Some people seem to think that Democrats need to actually do things to keep the unions loyal, like American politics is about trading favors and negotiating alliances. In reality all the Democrats need to do is point at the Republican boogeyman and the unions fall in line. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] bestnerd@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I agree. The dems need to show more to the unions. But if they do that then they lose the donations from the bigger corporations. No matter what it’s a lose lose game for the workers permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] queermunist@lemmy.ml -6 points 2 years ago* A labor party would definitely have less money to work with, but more volunteers and their volunteers would more enthusiastic. It would get ugly, though. America's government doesn't like labor parties. permalink fedilink source parent [–] TheBaldFox@lemmy.ml -4 points 2 years ago Oh, yeah, for sure... It's Hella lame. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TheBaldFox@lemmy.ml -5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Also, he's a lib, so... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] queermunist@lemmy.ml -12 points 2 years ago (2 children) Some people seem to think that Democrats need to actually do things to keep the unions loyal, like American politics is about trading favors and negotiating alliances. In reality all the Democrats need to do is point at the Republican boogeyman and the unions fall in line. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] bestnerd@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I agree. The dems need to show more to the unions. But if they do that then they lose the donations from the bigger corporations. No matter what it’s a lose lose game for the workers permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] queermunist@lemmy.ml -6 points 2 years ago* A labor party would definitely have less money to work with, but more volunteers and their volunteers would more enthusiastic. It would get ugly, though. America's government doesn't like labor parties. permalink fedilink source parent [–] TheBaldFox@lemmy.ml -4 points 2 years ago Oh, yeah, for sure... It's Hella lame. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] queermunist@lemmy.ml -12 points 2 years ago (2 children) Some people seem to think that Democrats need to actually do things to keep the unions loyal, like American politics is about trading favors and negotiating alliances. In reality all the Democrats need to do is point at the Republican boogeyman and the unions fall in line. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] bestnerd@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I agree. The dems need to show more to the unions. But if they do that then they lose the donations from the bigger corporations. No matter what it’s a lose lose game for the workers permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] queermunist@lemmy.ml -6 points 2 years ago* A labor party would definitely have less money to work with, but more volunteers and their volunteers would more enthusiastic. It would get ugly, though. America's government doesn't like labor parties. permalink fedilink source parent [–] TheBaldFox@lemmy.ml -4 points 2 years ago Oh, yeah, for sure... It's Hella lame. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bestnerd@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I agree. The dems need to show more to the unions. But if they do that then they lose the donations from the bigger corporations. No matter what it’s a lose lose game for the workers permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] queermunist@lemmy.ml -6 points 2 years ago* A labor party would definitely have less money to work with, but more volunteers and their volunteers would more enthusiastic. It would get ugly, though. America's government doesn't like labor parties. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] queermunist@lemmy.ml -6 points 2 years ago* A labor party would definitely have less money to work with, but more volunteers and their volunteers would more enthusiastic. It would get ugly, though. America's government doesn't like labor parties. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TheBaldFox@lemmy.ml -4 points 2 years ago Oh, yeah, for sure... It's Hella lame. permalink fedilink source parent