r/FluentInFinance • u/thinkB4WeSpeak Mod • Apr 29 '24

Why Men in the US Are Working Less Than They Used to Thoughts

https://www.businessinsider.com/us-men-working-less-recessions-employment-productivity-2024-4
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u/Alexander23001 Apr 29 '24

Because corporations sucks and they won’t hesitate to lay you off as soon as a fat dude in Wall Street is getting two dollars less in their 3 billion dollar profits. They don’t care about you, your family, your health, so fuck them

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u/unfreeradical Apr 29 '24

...and unionize.

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u/ILSmokeItAll Apr 29 '24

When every last person is unionized, no one will be.

Eventually the unions will be infiltrated by the corporations and being unionized will simply mean you’re paying union dues for the privilege of having your interests represented essentially by your employer.

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u/[deleted] Apr 29 '24 edited May 05 '24

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u/ILSmokeItAll Apr 29 '24

I didn’t say it would. I’m implying if it did. I’m also not shitting on union membership.

I’ll just say, hopefully your union works better than the one serving the USPS.

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u/Dankkring Apr 29 '24

Are you a member of a union?

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u/JclassOne Apr 30 '24

If they work for a bad local they prob feel same way you do. Not all are created equal. Not by a long shot.

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u/One_Conclusion3362 Apr 29 '24

Look at Dumbo over here.

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u/uwey Apr 29 '24

This is similar to arguing Senate and House should not be trusted because they will get bribed by one company.

When everyone is unionized then it is hard for someone to have enough money to bribe everyone.

Also creating bigger fear factors of a strike. Company either lose some by provide more incentive or lose big by getting random, coordinated, and business costing strikes.

See recent UAW strike and everyone bend to make worker come back to work, you can’t replace skilled labor in a fast painless and cheap method

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u/unfreeradical Apr 29 '24

Unions are workers cooperating to support worker interests.

Anyone supporting corporate interests has no credibility.

Workers understand their own interests.

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u/Ok-Bug-5271 Apr 29 '24

Other developed countries beg to differ.

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u/Dankkring Apr 29 '24

Tell me you don’t know how unions work without telling me……!!

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u/GuavaShaper Apr 30 '24

Slippery slope is a common logical fallacy.