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applegrove

(118,577 posts)
Sat Mar 26, 2022, 07:26 PM Mar 2022

A surge in retail union organizing is the surest sign yet that workers are fed up

A surge in retail union organizing is the surest sign yet that workers are fed up

Avery Hartmans at Business Insider

12 hours ago

https://www.businessinsider.com/retail-unions-rise-worker-frustration-covid-pandemic-2022-3?utm_source=reddit.com

"SNIP......

* Retail workers at companies like Starbucks, REI, and Apple are beginning to try to unionize.

* It's the result of over a decade of rising corporate profits while workers largely missed out.

* The pandemic was "the spark that lit the match," experts say.

......SNIP"

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A surge in retail union organizing is the surest sign yet that workers are fed up (Original Post) applegrove Mar 2022 OP
Yes! Magoo48 Mar 2022 #1
Democrats everywhere should pitch in and help ppl wanting to unionize PortTack Mar 2022 #2

Magoo48

(4,700 posts)
1. Yes!
Sat Mar 26, 2022, 07:37 PM
Mar 2022

Union Strong.
Together we negotiate. No more hat in hand. No more corporate intimidation of individuals.

PortTack

(32,750 posts)
2. Democrats everywhere should pitch in and help ppl wanting to unionize
Sat Mar 26, 2022, 09:15 PM
Mar 2022

It’s an open door that could swing both ways...and for the good of all

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