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Re:Twitter to lay off 25% of workforce in first round of job... by int_19h on Monday October 31, 2022 @10:00PM (#33416024)
It should be noted that European unions were no less militant originally. Being militant (and strong enough) is what gets you concessions - including better arrangements for future deals.
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Re:Twitter to lay off 25% of workforce in first round of job... by kwhitefoot on Tuesday November 01, 2022 @04:11PM (#33426800)
Of course, no argument there. But European society even then wasn't quite so polarised as the US seems to be now. So being militant was effective. Somehow unions in the US seem to have got such a bad reputation that even those who would benefit from them don't join.
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