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Re:GM drops workers’ health care during strike, a sign UAW i... by MagicWishMonkey on Wednesday September 18, 2019 @05:44PM (#21010575)
I think their biggest ask is for GM to stop using temp workers to get around union obligations. When you have a "temp worker" who has been working for you for 4-5 years, they should probably be classified as an employee.
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Re:GM drops workers’ health care during strike, a sign UAW i... by masonic on Thursday September 19, 2019 @05:57AM (#21014783)
What about the half of Google workers who are merely contractors?
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Re:GM drops workers’ health care during strike, a sign UAW i... by woofcat on Wednesday September 18, 2019 @05:46PM (#21010594)
However that doesn't impact current union employees. Is it just the union fearing for its own loss of power?
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Re:GM drops workers’ health care during strike, a sign UAW i... by godzillabrennus on Wednesday September 18, 2019 @11:38PM (#21013066)
In part, though I think it's more complicated than just a loss of power. The responsibilities for employers are getting more and more expensive so they are doing the rational thing and switching to contractors.
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