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Bywater OP t1_iwnww93 wrote
Reply to comment by sirgoofs in Porltand Starbucks that Unionized closing. by Bywater
You too.
Bywater OP t1_iwnu9ob wrote
Reply to comment by sirgoofs in Porltand Starbucks that Unionized closing. by Bywater
It is always good for the workers, whoever told you it was not was just playing on your ignorance to take advantage of you. I mean you did look at who was bankrolling all those "cons of unionization" articles right?
Bywater OP t1_iwntzad wrote
Reply to comment by Chupacabra2030 in Porltand Starbucks that Unionized closing. by Bywater
It's a stepping stone of desperation. When labor reaches the point that they can no longer afford food and rent they have to do something. Historically Unionization was the play that was made in order to make enough to survive on. We are getting worked the fuck over by the corporations, highest profits in 70 years, 70% increase in productivity in the last 40 with a piddly 10% increase in worker pay that is not keeping up with the cost of living increase.
Bywater OP t1_iwnjiu5 wrote
Reply to comment by New-Work-139 in Porltand Starbucks that Unionized closing. by Bywater
Ya, it's a clear violation, they been getting in trouble for doing it in other states. Our government is just clearly toothless when it comes to correcting the bad behavior.
Bywater OP t1_iwnjd8h wrote
Reply to comment by curtludwig in Porltand Starbucks that Unionized closing. by Bywater
Sort of, the courts almost always defend a employers right to close up shop. However if they close down one store out of a franchise that is or has recently unionized they can fine them. Starbucks has already gotten hit for doing this in other states, but as I said the penalties for it are fucking trivial.
Bywater OP t1_iwmhtdw wrote
Reply to comment by respaaaaaj in Porltand Starbucks that Unionized closing. by Bywater
We can hope. But we are at a weird place where the fines and punishments for union busting are often so light that these big corporations can afford to write it off and continue to exploit labor.
Bywater OP t1_iwmgxvn wrote
Reply to comment by New-Work-139 in Porltand Starbucks that Unionized closing. by Bywater
Possiblilty? Maybe, but that was a very busy store.
Bywater OP t1_iwlmx3g wrote
Reply to comment by coolcalmaesop in Porltand Starbucks that Unionized closing. by Bywater
Heh, I mean, who could have seen that coming? They should dropped it directly on folks that were out of work instead of trusting the owners to do it.
Bywater OP t1_iwlkvgl wrote
Reply to comment by coolcalmaesop in Porltand Starbucks that Unionized closing. by Bywater
The rage against "quiet quitting" was proof positive that all this "No one wants to work" coming out of the pandemic was nothing more than them trying to short-staffed to save money while making up excuses why they couldn't find help for the consumers.
Bywater OP t1_iwlfpz8 wrote
Reply to Porltand Starbucks that Unionized closing. by Bywater
"Starbucks claims the Middle Street location no longer meets the company's needs."
Those needs being an inability to exploit labor as much as possible... I swear these rich pricks forgot how rough our labor movement was, all of these protections they put into play were not to protect the workers, but the system and capitalists from the people they were screwing over and starving. Shit almost went off the rails here, for a long time the State had the moneys back until they realized it was likely to get all "feed the tree" up in here. They went to great lengths to get rid of civics, whitewash the civil rights movement and remove any, and I mean ANY history of our labor movement in schools. Then the decided to get all the kids in debt by saying they "needed" an advanced education and act surprised when they come back from that, can't find work they went to school for and are saddled with debt, and start using the things they learned in those universities.
Bywater t1_iwhiy1e wrote
This is great, more trade flowing through here the better.
Bywater t1_iwe2ckz wrote
I'd eat it.
Bywater t1_iw7tzog wrote
Reply to Beef and Pork Shares by ProfessorMandark
Emery's stopped with COVID but I am pretty sure they going to be starting back up again soon.
Bywater t1_iw5636w wrote
Reply to Wearing boiled Maine lobster boat shoes and Bermuda shorts in mid November!!! by realtorKen
Those are uh... Something Bub.
Bywater t1_iw38s7w wrote
They make great gifts for the kids!
Bywater t1_iw3718l wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Fox attacks woman, dogs in Auburn by DrMcMeow
We are convinced at this point he is a rabies whisperer...
Bywater t1_iw36xly wrote
Reply to Fox attacks woman, dogs in Auburn by DrMcMeow
KAJIT IS INNOCENT! FRAMED BY FOX!
Bywater t1_ivzoh3r wrote
Reply to Madison this morning by Mooshtonk
Looks like the west coast when it's all burnt...
Bywater t1_ivqwc3u wrote
No, its fucking stupid. The whole thing is mostly just a peer pressure attempt to get votes and name recognition to some degree. If anything they are a great way to fuck yourself over if you are in business. Come on too Trumpy or tits deep in rad-lib bullshit and I will take my business elsewhere.
Bywater t1_ivozhyw wrote
Reply to Did you hear that?! No you didn’t! Been watching TV all morning and not a single political ad. We made it people, we made it through! by 2SticksPureRage
They put like 800 million into this midterm, 24 going to be snowing in ads and flyers...
Bywater t1_ivlxi54 wrote
I slept through it.
Bywater t1_ivkepl5 wrote
Reply to comment by 78FANGIRL in Alabama Shipyard to build new 104' ferry for Maine by stewart0077
Hard to get a better price when they are (or were) still a non union shipyard. Assuming this is the one near Mobile the place is huge. That said, all this business they getting might be the thing that gets them a Union, Alabama right to work bullshit or not.
Bywater t1_ivkdt9t wrote
Toot toot! Dats cool.
Bywater t1_ivb5xx9 wrote
Sure looks like someone tried to cover it up.
Bywater OP t1_iwq71bp wrote
Reply to comment by saturntowater in Porltand Starbucks that Unionized closing. by Bywater
All workers should unionize.