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Whats a current obstacle or challenge in your life you'd like to share and have people brainstorm for solutions? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by cheese_greater@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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If we can avoid massive collective issues that would be appreciated as there is very little agency the individual has to address those and that helpless ess can often extend to the more solvable individual matters we all grapple with but also occasionally rise to conquer.

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[–] Randomgal@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 weeks ago

Think of unionizing as ensuring that the good situation you have now will endure over time, for you and the workers after you. Without unions, the only thing stopping your workplace from going from heaven to hell is your boss' boss' mood. Or they moving on with their lives.