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Nestle Canada: employees strike after rejecting offer given by management and recommended by union (www.just-food.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 39 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Looks like the primary disagreement is over pensions. As an American with absolutely no pension opportunities (but with older coworkers who have them): fight tooth and nail for every scrap. Once lost, they will be gone forever.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

This. The 401k is a scam, letting the wealthy profit off of investing hypothetical retirement savings and reduce labor compensation. I have one but whether it will actually matter and payout is a gamble.