"us"? Unions have always had issues with women. UAW once has a strike over hiring them.
Unions have been gaining class consciousness since their inception. It took a general strike of only white people in New Orleans for unions to realize that they will never succeed unless they accept and fight for black people too. The Wilmar 8 strike was a turning point for unions accepting women. Not to mention that this is probably from the IWW, which has always accepted women.
Are you saying what I said did not happen or are you downplaying it?
You gave one item of evidence, I would assume they're saying it's not enough to be able to say that about unions (that they have always had issues with women). They addressed what you said and added to it, so neither?
Are you saying what I said did not happen or are you downplaying it?
We're all saying that you're up-playing it. It's not that hard to understand.
Reporting facts is up-playing. Very well. Disneyfy it
Your facts don't support your conclusion, kiddo.
Did it happen yes or no?
Neither. I'm saying that worker-led organizations are prone to the biases of the workers that make up the organization, but their reliance on class consciousness means that unions never keep their status quo bias for long. The president of the UAW today is a feminist and socialist. The CWA organizers I work with are anti racist and socialists.
And the teamsters I have dealt with the pass few years are maga types.
ok and? I'm talking about important individuals that play a vital part in building and directing worker power. You're discussing rando teamsters. Yes, there are shitty people in unions. Yes, at one point unions didn't have the knowledge they have today. That history is important. I won't deny or downplay it, there are some unions that have some very ugly history. However, unions today are not like they were in the past, because unions are solely led by the workers, and those MAGA fascists are a minority in every union in the country. But like I said before, this probably came from the IWW, which never had those problems.
Just so everyone knows, this person is either paid or has interest in tearing down unions. Identity politics is used often to stop worker's action.
Liar.
Considering how many comments you've copy pasted in this thread alone, it feels like you're a corporate shill.
I'd hope you'd be getting paid for it, otherwise that's just ew
Show me one.
But they’re a hell of a lot better about that sort of thing nowadays
And? The Internet has taught me that forgiveness isn't a thing.
You’re trying to go on an anti-union screed. I’m not letting you.
Don't need your permission and I have not.
Forgiveness is only possible once the offending behaviour is stopped. I suspect the Internet has never offered you forgiveness because you've never stopped your offending behaviour.
Noted. The very next time I see someone bring up something that happened decades ago I will be sure to see you comment on that.
That's kinda fair, but only if not looking at context. Unions represent the will/votes of the workers, and in the past women's rights were culturally looked down on. In the present day equality is a more widespread cultural view so unions now would reflect that, at least in areas that do. So essentially unions are only as good as the current majority ethics of the workers within them.
"us"? Unions have always had issues with women. UAW once has a strike over hiring them.
Unions have been gaining class consciousness since their inception. It took a general strike of only white people in New Orleans for unions to realize that they will never succeed unless they accept and fight for black people too. The Wilmar 8 strike was a turning point for unions accepting women. Not to mention that this is probably from the IWW, which has always accepted women.
Are you saying what I said did not happen or are you downplaying it?
You gave one item of evidence, I would assume they're saying it's not enough to be able to say that about unions (that they have always had issues with women). They addressed what you said and added to it, so neither?
We're all saying that you're up-playing it. It's not that hard to understand.
Here, let me help you:
https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Overgeneralization
Reporting facts is up-playing. Very well. Disneyfy it
Your facts don't support your conclusion, kiddo.
Did it happen yes or no?
Neither. I'm saying that worker-led organizations are prone to the biases of the workers that make up the organization, but their reliance on class consciousness means that unions never keep their status quo bias for long. The president of the UAW today is a feminist and socialist. The CWA organizers I work with are anti racist and socialists.
And the teamsters I have dealt with the pass few years are maga types.
ok and? I'm talking about important individuals that play a vital part in building and directing worker power. You're discussing rando teamsters. Yes, there are shitty people in unions. Yes, at one point unions didn't have the knowledge they have today. That history is important. I won't deny or downplay it, there are some unions that have some very ugly history. However, unions today are not like they were in the past, because unions are solely led by the workers, and those MAGA fascists are a minority in every union in the country. But like I said before, this probably came from the IWW, which never had those problems.
Just so everyone knows, this person is either paid or has interest in tearing down unions. Identity politics is used often to stop worker's action.
Liar.
Considering how many comments you've copy pasted in this thread alone, it feels like you're a corporate shill.
I'd hope you'd be getting paid for it, otherwise that's just ew
Show me one.
But they’re a hell of a lot better about that sort of thing nowadays
And? The Internet has taught me that forgiveness isn't a thing.
You’re trying to go on an anti-union screed. I’m not letting you.
Don't need your permission and I have not.
Forgiveness is only possible once the offending behaviour is stopped. I suspect the Internet has never offered you forgiveness because you've never stopped your offending behaviour.
Noted. The very next time I see someone bring up something that happened decades ago I will be sure to see you comment on that.
That's kinda fair, but only if not looking at context. Unions represent the will/votes of the workers, and in the past women's rights were culturally looked down on. In the present day equality is a more widespread cultural view so unions now would reflect that, at least in areas that do. So essentially unions are only as good as the current majority ethics of the workers within them.
What is your alternative to unions?