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[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 days ago (1 children)

That's now how this works. Time to beat the Governor to death.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago

I love picturing this being said matter of factly from a husband to a spouse over morning coffee.

"Oh no, well that's now how this works at all... Time to beat the Governor to death, dear. Well, off I go for the day, see you at dinner"

[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Time for these cretins to get a history lesson first hand on why there are labor laws in this country. Why there is a forty hour work week. Why there is collective bargaining. Why its keeping them(the management) alive.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 days ago

There isn't management for these jobs though. The people are the management. Both sides of the table are the same in the public sector.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Oh, wow.

That went after the cops, too.

That was really fucking stupid of them, you reward your foot soldiers just well enough to make them trust the system enough to defend it with their lives against their own class.

You let the cop "union" thrive and they'll kick every teacher to death on their overtime pay with gusto.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Probably don't have to pay them, they'll do it for free.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

What they want is not pay, but the ability of harassing minorities.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Honestly surprised by cops being included in this. Wonder if that will bring major backlash in such a conservative state.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Narrator: it won't. They are too far gone with the indoctrination. They'll lament and get back in line, to cheer for the next one who got fucked that isn't them

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

You forgot that they'll also all go to Church on the weekend and tell each other what good people they are. Was it not Jesus who said, "No unions on my watch, pal."

[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Don't worry the Federal government will step .... Oh they just crippled the agency that prevents this. How convenient.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/15/business/nlrb-trump-musk-workers/index.html

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago

That's a good way to keep people out of a profession.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 5 days ago (1 children)

General strike from teachers, firefighters and police it is, then.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago

Don't count on cops for solidarity, even with something this blatant.

[–] [email protected] 53 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

I feel like people forgot that this was the compromise.

If they'd like us to go back to dragging the boss out of his home in the middle of the night and beating him to death in front of his family I'm cool with that.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago

I keep thinking of the scene in Far and Away where they torch the manor house.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 days ago

get luigi a 1up

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

Well, one win out of three isn't bad for Utah :o

[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 days ago

My only surprise is they didn’t add nurses and doctors after that show of force went down, state wide, in Oregon this year.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Banning police unions is a no brainer.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Banning police unions is a no brainer.

they're downright fucking evil, a hideous example of what a union should be doing. they protect the worst of the worst and keep the city and force paying for their bullshit. and they show no solidarity to other unions.

[–] [email protected] 42 points 6 days ago

They should strike anyways.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 6 days ago

Union prevent heads in sticks, time for heads on sticks

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