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260 points

These posters make me want to organize.

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89 points

It tells me that they think paying for graphics, ads etc are just a fraction of what I can gain.

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3 points

I suspect that’s why it’s hanging right above the fingerprint/face scanner punchcard kiosk.

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225 points

Never forget: If a company doesn’t want you to have it, it’s probably a good for you.

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10 points

It really is that simple.

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Most companies don’t want you to drink cyanide, but it isn’t good for you. Most companies don’t want you getting hurt on the job. Most companies don’t want you drinking or doing drugs while using heavy equipment. All these things arent good for you.

I’m not saying to unionize or not, but the logic is fallacious.

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171 points

My union got me more money in a single year than I will pay in dues for my entire career in at least 3 separate years in the 6 years I’ve been working for my employer.

I get leave each year that is slightly more than 20 percent of my work hours.

Unions are amazing for workers.

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56 points

It’s amazing how anti union the US is. Unionise everything unless you want to be bent over and fucked by the long dick of capitalism.

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My family is from West Virginia. They literally had battles for unions. Unions saved the state for a little while. Everyone I know there is also very anti-union. I don’t know how. This is why history is important, but they won’t teach you these parts of history in school.

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That’s not true at all, you’re clearly not in the US if you think that. It’s also not true that open shops all get fucked. Don’t be ignorant. I got a handful of buddies that work for open shops that get paid more than I do, and have better benefits. I get some perks they don’t clearly, but even with that figured out by the math, some of them do better. All comes down to the company behind it and whether they’re smart enough to give a shit and realize their working are important, or whether they’re shitbags and need a leash on them.

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Thankfully I’m not in the US, you are correct.

You may know people who are paid more than a union equivalent, that’s the choice of the company. But a union will always help the little guy as has been shown time and time again throughout the world.

Employers paying above and beyond is not the norm, it’s not even the minority. It’s a scarcity. To say what you said above like you shouldn’t unionise because everyone isn’t a cunt, is a very poor view given to you and now you’re propagating their misinformation.

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145 points

The fact they are putting these up should let you know it’s something you want to join

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40 points

Agree. I don’t understand why Amazon thinks this will help, like “hello people, Union is a thing that we’re really afraid of, haven’t you heard?”

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23 points

People are so used to getting gaslit by megacorps, they just eat that shit up unquestioned

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22 points

Because they want to plant that seed of doubt and fear.

Might not work for you, but unfortunately there are a lot of naive or insecure folks out there.

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13 points

I do feel like this is smart. The first two points are whatever but the third one “typically you must go through union instead of your supervisor or manager” makes it sound like there is a lot of bureaucratic overhead to it. People who are undecided could feel that it’s too much effort.

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12 points

If you can think critically, sure. But large amounts of the population are dumb as bricks and will believe this literally just because it’s on a poster.

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137 points

Don’t trust unions - they can’t guarantee you benefits. Trust us, we guarantee the most exploitative conditions as long as you don’t organise!

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That sarcasm is incredably subtle. Those on reddit tricked/paid to promote that sentiment would include your first sentence almost verbatim.

Don’t trust unions - they can’t guarantee you benefits.

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16 points

Divided you beg. United you bargain.

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3 points

Absolutely true, godspeed my friend

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2 points

Assuming thats a response to me since this app sucks and its hard to tell, its true. Pension funds go to shit and get “borrowed” out of all the time. I like the benefits I get, but I’m not brainwashed either. Its not all positives.

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Oops, you replied to the wrong post. Whatever client your on, you can switch to a diffrent one easly. Hopefully it makes your life a little easier.

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Well, they can’t. Let’s be real. That’s a bad angle to argue from. LONG list of all the positives and truths, but don’t use that one unless you very easily want to get shut down and look foolish. I left my last 2 jobs because of the corporate end going stupid and pensions being iffy, both of them have since filed for bankruptcy.

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