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Re:UC Santa Cruz fires 54 grad students who were striking fo... by overeater on Monday March 02, 2020 @12:42AM (#22461949)
Weren't they the ones who had to vote in the union in the first place? Seems like they should have figured out what they want from the union before giving it the power to negotiate a contract on their behalf.
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Re:UC Santa Cruz fires 54 grad students who were striking fo... by asdff on Monday March 02, 2020 @09:56PM (#22471407)
83% of these grad students voted against this deal that the UAW negotiated on their behalf.
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Re:UC Santa Cruz fires 54 grad students who were striking fo... by overeater on Tuesday March 03, 2020 @05:43PM (#22479441)
Right, but they voted to give the union the power to negotiate on their behalf without any checks. It seems too late then to change your mind once they have that power. I guess I don't understand how union politics work, but it might make sense to allow a union, but require majority vote for any major decisions.
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