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Re:Microsoft to Cut 9k Workers in Second Wave of Major Layoffs by pmyteh on Wednesday July 02, 2025 @02:44PM (#44447366)
The traditional response to that was violence against scabs, for better or for worse: it keeps people from breaking picket lines even when otherwise willing.

This photo in particular captures something of it: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Strikers_Riot

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Re:Microsoft to Cut 9k Workers in Second Wave of Major Layoffs by xienze on Wednesday July 02, 2025 @06:26PM (#44449500)
> The traditional response to that was violence against scabs

And how are you going to do that when the scabs are in India? Unions work in “physical” domains (like plumbing, factory work, etc.), not so much in “virtual” domains where all you need is a computer to do your work and there’s an entire world full of workers who would think they’ve died and gone to heaven if they could make half your salary.

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Re:Microsoft to Cut 9k Workers in Second Wave of Major Layoffs by franktankbank on Wednesday July 02, 2025 @10:05PM (#44450935)
> when the scabs are in India

Lol good luck with that.

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