Better still, no strike, but the automakers took that off the table. Strikes work because nobody wants to feel the ill effects of a strike, and it ain’t limited to a hit to the profit margin. It’s the same reason that yes, the theory of ‘no wars’ is the best foreign policy, but guess what? Theory doesn’t always work…

Don’t cross picket lines. Problem solved for everyone. You want to do something stupid like cross a picket line, then you’re an idiot and shouldn’t be too shocked if things don’t go to well for you.

Yet another example of how we just don’t get exposure to Labor history or Labor news. 

Safe bet that one of Ihateithere’s main duties isn’t legislating what is and isn’t legal for hundreds of millions of people alive, not to mention those in the future who are governed by those same laws. Vastly different situation. 

In a year not a single person will care about the last few months of her time in the Senate

What the hell is it with these cheese grater front grills? They look ridiculous. Wouldn’t it be easier to just put a flashing LED sign that says “I’m afraid of my penis size!” there instead? I’m not truck hater, but god this new aesthetic on truck is FUGGLY as hell.

Unless he literally goes to jail for at least one of his indictments currently underway, he will definitely win.

Assuming he doesn’t die in the meantime.

You have to hand it to Mini-me American Hitler

I’m surprised that none of them have brought up the way that Trump’s mind is obviously slipping.

Go Labor!

It shocks me the number of people who are (or at least act) utterly ignorant of Labor History. Crossing a picket line got you injured. There was violence. People died. Senator Scott is more than welcome to repeal the NLRA if he thinks he can, but it’s the law of the land, which I believe he took an oath to uphold.…

They aren’t, and when you look at the pay/benefits/bonuses of their “unskilled” (hate that term) workers it’s WAY WAY better than any other industry. Is it fair they should get more?

It doesn’t matter what it takes to operate a company if the company is making a profit. That’s a red herring. Whatever that number is, GM make $13b MORE than that number. If they took just 10% of that profit and gave it to the 146,000 workers, that’s $8,900 per worker. That’s not a paltry sum. What should Ford do?…

Funny how that works. Ignore enough treaties long enough and it becomes open for business!

I actually have a degree in economics! You have to get to the advanced stuff to learn why the basic stuff doesn’t really cut it in the real world. A lot of people think what they learned in Micro/Macro 101 (or even international economics 101) covers it all. It really doesn’t.

They’re already doing A and B. Which is why you put that labor supplement tax on the finished good. Make it wherever makes you happy - still gonna pay the tax.

Maybe. Weird thing about production - efficiencies don’t matter when you can’t sell shit because your customers can’t buy anything.

No, we all should move to a 32 hour work week for the same pay. Workers fought 100 years or so ago for a 40 hour work week. Now the rich are rich enough. It’s LOOOOONNNGGGGG past time for a 32 hour work week.

Not exactly. Sentencing is a thorny thing. It teases at the philosophical question of “what’s the purpose of incarceration?” Is it punishment? Deterrent? Reformation? All three? If it’s all three, then to what degree do you take each into consideration when picking a number between the minimum and maximum guidelines…