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A place to discuss positive changes that can make work more equitable, and to vent about current practices. We are NOT against work; we just want the fruits of our labor to be recognized better.

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All workers must be paid a living wage for their labor.
Income inequality is the main cause of lower living standards.
Workers must join together and fight back for what is rightfully theirs.
We must not be divided and conquered. Workers gain the most when they focus on unifying issues.

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Higher wages for underpaid workers.
Better worker representation, including but not limited to unions.
Better and fewer working hours.
Stimulating a massive wave of worker organizing in the United States and beyond.
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Trump revokes collective bargaining rights at TSA to crush union (www.huffpost.com)

submitted 2 days ago by FenrirIII@lemmy.world to c/workreform@lemmy.world

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/26471893

Summary

Trump is revoking collective bargaining rights at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), ending union protections for thousands of airport security officers.

The Department of Homeland Security claims the move will improve efficiency and security, but unions argue it is a retaliatory attack on federal workers.

The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) plans to challenge the decision. TSA workers fear the rollback will worsen working conditions and retention.

The policy reverses union rights granted under Obama and expanded by Biden.

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[–] splinter@lemm.ee 20 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

That’s incorrect, and these situations aren’t close to comparable.

When Biden was in power, eight out of twelve unions had already ratified the contract, and the senate passed a bill to force the final four to accept it. It passed 80-15, so Biden couldn’t have vetoed it if he wanted to.

Trump is attempting to ban unions altogether, by executive order.

[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

OP's point stands though, whether it’s right or not, it seems to be within the President's power.

[–] splinter@lemm.ee 15 points 2 days ago

I clarified further. In the rail strike case, it was a senate bill, not an executive action. And the bill passed 80-15. Biden signed the bill, but that isn’t the same thing at all.

[–] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world -5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

He literally could have vetoed it if he wanted to and put it back in the hands of the Senate but OK.

[–] splinter@lemm.ee 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

With such a high majority it would have just been overturned immediately, so no, he couldn’t have vetoed the bill. An attempt to do so wouldn’t have helped at all and might have undermined future cooperation.

[–] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yes. He could have. Actions have meaning. He chose not to.

[–] splinter@lemm.ee 0 points 1 day ago

I’ve already addressed that point.