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Re:Wikipedia Workers in Britain set global first by seeking ... by eru on Thursday June 25, 2026 @08:10AM (#48672206)
Until fairly recently, the general public used to be very suspicious of government employees unionising. Because it was unionising against them, the general public.
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Re:Wikipedia Workers in Britain set global first by seeking ... by DrBazza on Thursday June 25, 2026 @08:45AM (#48672522)
In which country, the USA? In the UK, all Government bodies are unionized.
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Re:Wikipedia Workers in Britain set global first by seeking ... by eru on Friday June 26, 2026 @04:50AM (#48684111)
The US was one of the countries I had in mind. Government workers are some of the most unionised of all industries there these days, but eg president FDR was staunchly against the practice.
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