minibyte ,

. . . and has been encouraging other labor unions to schedule contracts to expire on this day to maximize the participation from workers across different industries.

UAW – Table Games division checking in 🫡

Jessvj93 ,

Son of a bitch, I'm in. 👈😎

paysrenttobirds ,

I thought it was a typo.

Bernie_Sandals ,
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You should listen to Fain speak some time. He may not be the most eloquent, but he's certainly the radical union leader we need.

krashmo ,

Four years seems like an awful long lead up time. Why not sooner?

maniacalmanicmania OP ,
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The UAW negotiated a shared April 30, 2028 expiration date for all three contracts with the big 3 automakers. I think the idea is to campaign for other unions to also negotiate for their contract expiration dates to fall on the same day.

Bernie_Sandals ,
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There's not as many unionized workers in the US as you would want for a general walk out strike. The last time I checked, our workforce was about 10% unionized, which just won't affect the economy enough to get Medicare for All or a 25$ minimum wage like he wants.

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