• Nacktmull@lemm.ee
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    11 months ago

    I’d rather an illegal cab company doing things right

    but … it´s obviously not?!

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      11 months ago

      Oh do you prefer the ‘legal’ cab company willfully taking you to a back alley to beat you down and feel untouchable because they are in some sort of union they feel protected by?

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        11 months ago

        taking you to a back alley to beat you down and feel untouchable because they are in some sort of union

        lolwut?

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          11 months ago

          I see you’re lacking enough knowledge of the cab vs uber events to be throwing your hat into the ring.

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          11 months ago

          Unions help their members legally. Apparently if a lot of members are assholes, the union still does its job.

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            11 months ago

            I have trouble to see your point. Do you mean that makes unions a bad thing?

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              11 months ago

              Of course not. They’re like a tool. If they are used as a barrier against a potentially abusive employer, they’re great. If they’re used to shield cops from accountability or pay the legal fees of rapists, they’re an obstacle to justice.

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                11 months ago

                I agree partially.

                Yes, the function of unions is to provide a degree of protection for the working class, sure.

                However, cop unions are a very different kind of thing than a workers union, because cops are not working class, since their job is oppression of the working class.

                I don´t know any cases of a union paying the legal fees of a rapist and I have been under the impression that unions generally only pay legal fees for civil proceedings that are work related, which crimes like rape clearly are not covered by. Could you provide a link to such a case please?