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Re:Audi's unions demand electric model for main German plant by valarauca1 on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @11:36AM (#13987274)
40 hour work week? Unions

Weekend off? Unions

9-5? Unions

Retirement Savings? Unions

Pension Program? Unions

Health Benefits? Unions

Vacation Time? Unions

Sick Time? Unions

Lunch break? Unions

Work place safety regulations? Unions

Boss threaten to fire you if you don't let him screw your wife? Unions

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Re:Audi's unions demand electric model for main German plant by colmvp on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @12:09PM (#13987626)
Even in Canada where citizens are prideful about socialized health insurance, we owe a debt of gratitude to Trade Unions who, alongside social workers, farm groups, and labour federations, advocated on behalf of working Canadians for socialized health insurance, arguing private health insurance was significantly more limited than what the insurance industry boasted.

And who opposed to the socialized health insurance movement? Nearly every medical association (doctors, dentists), the entire insurance industry, the pharmaceutical industry, and even premiers of provinces.

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Re:Audi's unions demand electric model for main German plant by darpa_escapee on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @12:48PM (#13988114)
Just a friendly reminder that people had been beaten, shot at, bombed and attacked by the US military for the things you listed.

Employers were not willing to give those concessions without a fight.

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Re:Audi's unions demand electric model for main German plant by velodrome on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @01:09PM (#13988382)
> Employers were not willing to give those concessions without a fight.

Today, they don't have to fight. They can offshore, outsource, or automate your job. There are a lot more options these days then there were back then...

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Re:Audi's unions demand electric model for main German plant by valarauca1 on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @01:38PM (#13988698)
Not really.

These all boil down to the same thing. Firing the offending laborer. So really we haven't advanced far since the 1850's.

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This is why Anti-Unionists get so pissy about Unions blocking people from being fired. It removes the main power owners have over their workers.

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