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Re:Anti-union activity is heating up ahead of Google contrac... by rayiner on Saturday September 21, 2019 @02:17PM (#21036955)
Given OP’s reference to anti-union ideology being “inculcated” I was thinking Of authoritative sources. When was the last time you heard an anti union screed from a politician? (Versus anti corporate screeds?)
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Re:Anti-union activity is heating up ahead of Google contrac... by mike00632 on Sunday September 22, 2019 @02:37AM (#21040002)
The common phrase "Right to Work" is anti-union propaganda. Pro-union laws don't prohibit people from working but rather exist for the betterment of workers despite what "Right to Work" suggests.
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Re:Anti-union activity is heating up ahead of Google contrac... by anigbrowl on Saturday September 21, 2019 @03:55PM (#21037532)
Donald J. Trump‏ @realDonaldTrump

I’ll never get the support of Dues Crazy union leadership, those people who rip-off their membership with ridiculously high dues, medical and other expenses while being paid a fortune. But the members love Trump. They look at our record economy, tax & reg cuts, military etc. WIN!

7:32 AM - 29 Apr 2019

inb4 'Trump isn't a politician'.

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Re:Anti-union activity is heating up ahead of Google contrac... by rayiner on Saturday September 21, 2019 @07:59PM (#21038706)
Fair enough. I don’t read Twitter.
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Re:Anti-union activity is heating up ahead of Google contrac... by CryptoPunk on Saturday September 21, 2019 @04:22PM (#21037699)
"But the members love Trump" makes the criticism for more specific than being anti-union.
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Re:Anti-union activity is heating up ahead of Google contrac... by CryptoPunk on Saturday September 21, 2019 @04:51PM (#21037859)
Trump is almost certainly anti-union himself given he has been an employer most of his life but his comment is not anti-union ideology. If it were he would not be careful about which segment of the union he's criticizing and he would not have positive things to say about their members.
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Re:Anti-union activity is heating up ahead of Google contrac... by CryptoPunk on Saturday September 21, 2019 @08:00PM (#21038712)
I'm not disputing that at all, I'm just saying that that his statement doesn't demonstrate a pervasiveness of anti-union ideology. In fact it's showing some weariness of coming out too strongly against unions because of popular support for them. Such popular support wouldn't exist if anti-union ideology was widely accepted.
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