• ram
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    4 months ago

    That’s quite literally the point of a union. To hold that company’s production hostage in order to level the playing field with those who otherwise are holding livelihoods, futures, and survival hostage.

    • Jerkface (any/all)@lemmy.ca
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      4 months ago

      When uninvolved third parties are bearing more hardship from the action than the owners of the company are, it’s closer to terrorism than a strike. But I mean, if a private company is so important to the survival of the country, it should be nationalized.

      Edit: Of course, this isn’t a strike. In this case, the union workers are the target of the action, they are not the actor.