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[–] match@pawb.social 64 points 1 day ago (5 children)

as an American it's hard to imagine blue collar workers taking any amount of coherent action, the boss has surveillance on them 24/7 and if they step out of line they'll lose the meds that keep their kids alive or they'll be disappeared to el salvador

[–] WanderingThoughts@europe.pub 34 points 1 day ago

Americans have been made too individualist for collective action I guess

This is why unions are absolutely crucial

[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 16 points 1 day ago

fucking hell, when you put it like that....

As an American, it’s pretty fucking aggravating watching blue collar workers vote against their (and everyone else’s, save for rich people’s) interests in a statistically-significant fashion.

[–] venusaur@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Yeah good on their leader to support them. There are unions though. The important thing here is they’re seemingly refusing collectively. Just a few people refusing probably wouldn’t be as successful.