Take a seat in the Break Room, our weekly round-up of labor news from Minnesota and beyond. This week: Trader Joe’s launches raid on New Deal; Minnesota lawmakers receive public option estimates; Minneapolis and Rochester teachers protest on ‘Walkout Wednesdays’; Twin Cities janitors to take strike vote; Forces align to kill U.S. Steel deal; and […]

cross-posted from: https://midwest.social/post/8284923

Key Takeaway:

"In defending itself against union busting allegations, Trader Joe’s fired a cannon ball that could sink the ship of modern American labor law.

The grocery store chain is arguing that the federal agency prosecuting it for unfair labor practices — including giving union workers worse retirement benefits and barring workers from wearing union pins at work — is unconstitutional."

    • Mario_Dies.wav@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      11·
      5 months ago

      And frankly, I don’t blame them.

      I said I do. We don’t agree. How can you say “I agree” when you clearly don’t? Is this some form of toxic positivity or psychological warfare? Weird.

      The current union setup in the US sucks for both businesses and workers

      Only because of businesses, NOT because of unions.

      • QuarterSwede@lemmy.world
        23·
        5 months ago

        Barring violent revolution, unions are our only hope to seize any manner of control over the corporate theft of our labor and exploitation of our working class.

        I agree with this.