This is the year of labor. We have had some very good wins, but now the work begins for the big fight in 2028 when a lot of the contracts expire at midnight on May Day, May 30. On this day we, labor people, could pull off a nationwide strike to get a four-day work week with full pay, healthcare with no out of pocket costs, better pensions and a universal basic income for those who fall through the cracks.
This can be paid for by the mega millionaires and billionaires.
These money hoarders need to pony up and pay their fair share instead of getting on their ponies and riding off to one of their tax havens.
To counter the rich, we must elect labor-friendly people from the bottom up who will tax the greedy, instead of taking their “political contributions.”
Volkswagen recently had a union vote. The final tally was 2,628 in favor of a union, 985 against. What the hell is wrong with these 985 workers? This is where organizers could begin their unionizing by educating workers on labor history.
Begin slowly by running educational advertisements on television, billboards, newspaper, radio and online to counteract the GOP/ conservative talking points and the stubborn need by antiunion workers to vote against their own best interest. It's time to take the fight to the stubborn.
Organizers could consult with psychiatrists, psychologists and behaviorists to understand why these people are making their lives harder by being without the support and representation of a union, and to learn how to counteract this mentality. They could learn ways on how to better convince these people that they are hurting themselves while they’re enriching the uberwealthy as a result of denying themselves.
Also, Unions need to be prepared as the GOP is establishing laws that just about shuts down protests. Labor has to use the ‘hands in the pockets’ protest where workers put their hands in their pockets bringing work to a standstill.
This is why we must get the contracts as close together as we can get to May 30 at midnight as can be, which would make this a game changer for all workers, union or nonunion for all would be raised up.
It’s time to pick a side. You want to have and keep unions with good wages and pensions, then it’s time to pick a side. You want to keep Social Security for yourself and family, it is time to pick a side. You want to get or keep Medicare and Obama’s Affordable Care Act, then it’s time to pick a side. It is us against the billionaires. The very rich got that way off the backs of workers, and now want to strip everything away from those workers. It’s time to pick a side. The very rich can buy countries, then make the people get on their hands and knees and grovel and beg for scrapes that usually go into the dumpster. It’s time to pick a side. Is this what we want for our family and our future? It’s time to pick a side. Get ready to fight for you and your families’ lives. There is no middle ground with these greedy people for they want it all—all the money—all the power—all the land so where does this leave us when they have all the commons, like water, land and airways? It’s time to pick...
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