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Re:Amazon instructs New York workers “don't sign” union cards by NovemberWhiskey on Saturday July 16, 2022 @12:10PM (#32119415)
The majority of the auto factory jobs that were (e.g. automotive assembly line work) are considered unskilled work; not even semi-skilled; never mind high-skill.
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Re:Amazon instructs New York workers “don't sign” union cards by whimsicalism on Saturday July 16, 2022 @12:33PM (#32119605)
two points were made:

1. only low skilled jobs were outsourced

2. low skilled jobs by definition do not pay more than $30/hr.

i am saying at least one of these is wrong, but it really is a question of semantics which one it is.

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Re:Amazon instructs New York workers “don't sign” union cards by NovemberWhiskey on Saturday July 16, 2022 @12:47PM (#32119750)
I rather think the point is that outsourcing of those jobs was proof of the assertion that unskilled manufacturing jobs at $30/hr (in 2022 money) plus rich benefits are not a thing that was sustainable.
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Re:Amazon instructs New York workers “don't sign” union cards by whimsicalism on Saturday July 16, 2022 @01:38PM (#32120175)
Go ahead and re-read the comment you are defending. I think it has twisted in your memory to something much more reasonable rather than something that can be verifiably fact-checked as false.
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