• If a few thousand people walking off the job for a few days can hurt the entire American economy, then maybe those people deserve to get paid more.

    I’m trying to remember the last time a CEO walked out and tanked the economy …

    •  The Cuuuuube   ( @Cube6392@beehaw.org ) 
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      9 months ago

      The most amazing thing during the pandemic is that here in the united states, the right wing managed to convince working class voters that going back to factory jobs without safety precautions was in their best interest rather than an exploitative labor market

  •  gregorum   ( @gregorum@lemm.ee ) 
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    I’m mostly listen to news reporting from NewsWire sources like Reuters and AP (neutral with no commentary), but when I do dip into MSM news sources, such as MSNBC, they legitimately sound shook. Like… they are “supportive” yet kinda sound a bit frightened.

    It’s fucking delicious