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Re:Apple has reached its first-ever union contract with stor... by Taikonerd on Sunday July 28, 2024 @11:33AM (#41093906)
What you said makes sense. But I feel like representing lots of mostly-unrelated industries is a weakness, too?

Like, imagine you're a teacher and you're on strike because of conditions at some steel mill you've never heard of. You want to support your fellow workers... but also, you're forfeiting your income for a cause that's not yours, for people you don't know.

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Re:Apple has reached its first-ever union contract with stor... by Atotalnoob on Sunday July 28, 2024 @02:50PM (#41095109)
Typically, we’ll run unions have “strike funds” which are pools of money they distribute for strikes.

Additionally, I think backpay is sometimes part of a deal.

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