stigsbandit34z [they/them]@hexbear.net to chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 11 months agoFather’s gift for 20 years of service to his company was a $20 gift cardmessage-squaremessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up190arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up190arrow-down1message-squareFather’s gift for 20 years of service to his company was a $20 gift cardstigsbandit34z [they/them]@hexbear.net to chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square19fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarenicklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·11 months agoMy dad’s reward for 25 years as a union organizer was forced retirement with pension. Which is good! But he didn’t want to retire; it was unceremonious and abrupt and disrespectful. Turned out after the FBI made him testify against the corruption of his bosses (who went to prison) the union was done with him. I know it’s not the same since he got a pension and all, but still.
minus-squarestigsbandit34z [they/them]@hexbear.netOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·11 months agoUnionize your work place, folks
minus-squarenicklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoAgreed. I will say that my dad did burn out on unions after seeing so much corruption, but he still believes in the idea. Guess it’s like socialism: a decent idea, but people fuck it up with corruption and self-serving shit. Still, unions are better than nothing.
minus-squarestigsbandit34z [they/them]@hexbear.netOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months ago Guess it’s like socialism: a decent idea, but people fuck it up with corruption and self-serving shit.
My dad’s reward for 25 years as a union organizer was forced retirement with pension.
Which is good! But he didn’t want to retire; it was unceremonious and abrupt and disrespectful.
Turned out after the FBI made him testify against the corruption of his bosses (who went to prison) the union was done with him.
I know it’s not the same since he got a pension and all, but still.
Unionize your work place, folks
Agreed. I will say that my dad did burn out on unions after seeing so much corruption, but he still believes in the idea.
Guess it’s like socialism: a decent idea, but people fuck it up with corruption and self-serving shit.
Still, unions are better than nothing.