Employees threatened with loss of healthcare if they strike. Their employer is a hospital and they're nurses.

3 years ago by pdxfed to c/workreform

About 95% of the union members voted in favor of striking.

One of the main reasons employers want to keep healthcare private; enormous leverage against labor, organized or not..

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bobs_monkey 116 points 3 years ago

Isn't it illegal for an employer to retaliate against striking unionized employees?

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unfreeradical 81 points 3 years ago

Laws protect business, not workers.

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A place to discuss positive changes that can make work more equitable, and to vent about current practices. We are NOT against work; we just want the fruits of our labor to be recognized better.

Our Philosophies:

  • All workers must be paid a living wage for their labor.
  • Income inequality is the main cause of lower living standards.
  • Workers must join together and fight back for what is rightfully theirs.
  • We must not be divided and conquered. Workers gain the most when they focus on unifying issues.

Our Goals

  • Higher wages for underpaid workers.
  • Better worker representation, including but not limited to unions.
  • Better and fewer working hours.
  • Stimulating a massive wave of worker organizing in the United States and beyond.
  • Organizing and supporting political causes and campaigns that put workers first.

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