People are still fighting and winning a number of cases against the president. People were just released from CECOT, where no one was ever supposed to leave alive.

Do you feel being unionized makes their situation any worse? They seem to feel strongly this will be of numerous advantages, as it was not even a close vote.

We can act pessimistically and do nothing, or we can organize and protect things we care about as hard as we can. These guys are doing something. Everyone online is complaining people aren't doing anything, but show them a group of people doing something about it, and now those same complainers still find something to complain about.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Lawyers enforce 1) laws and 2) Union contracts.

Don't think there's any laws about funding universities, but you don't need Union lawyers for that anyway. 2) There's no union contract yet. And it wouldn't matter for federal funding.

Do what you can but be realistic about it.

[–] MysteriousSophon21@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Unions also help with internal university issues like better stipends, healthcare, and work conditions - things that matter regardless of federal fundng cuts.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago

Yeah Union contract. Stipends, healthcare, etc also rely mostly on funding. Work conditions like equipment, AC, lots of that is funding too.