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[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 20 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The federal labor board employees should strike.

[–] Icalasari@fedia.io 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

What would happen if they chose to strike anyways? It's not like the labour board can just... replace everybody in any meaningful timeframe

[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 9 points 10 months ago

If labour in Canada toughens up like they did during the CUPE strike, they'll fucking win.

[–] ArmokGoB@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Why even have a union if you're just gonna fold like soggy tortillas?

[–] nik282000@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

When the feds nuke your union's power what are you gonna do?

[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Stand up to the fed and make them follow through, I guess. Optics wouldn't be great for the incumbent government.

[–] ArmokGoB@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 10 months ago

Tell them to kick rocks and strike anyways.

[–] Kaboom@reddthat.com 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Why is it that Canada always copies us? First the US govt puts down a rail strike, then Canada does it!

[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

The difference being that Biden, after ending the strike, actually worked through the federal agencies to get the strikers the deal they'd been looking for (not to mention directing the NLRB to come down so hard on union busting that Amazon, Starbucks and a few others are trying to sue the agency out of existence).

What's happening in Canada is actually worse, crazy as that sounds.

Honestly, I'd love to see the rail workers take a cue from CUPE and just strike anyway.