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whatistheformat t1_jdqrci7 wrote

Reply to comment by MajesticOuting in Tornado hits western Mississippi as storms knock out power for thousands. A town is 'gone,' resident says | CNN by A179E49GFZ68722R23

Tell the big truck people rollin' coal by glorifying fossil fuels they are helping destroy towns and lives, I assume they wouldn't believe you or perhaps not even care unless a tornado swept their own truck up into the clouds and hurtled it into the gulf.

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bilbo_swagginz_boi t1_jdqpwaz wrote

Reply to comment by centosdude in Russia can't meet India arms deliveries due to Ukraine war, Indian Air Force says | CNN by Ducati_Don

Never got past the friendship with the USSR. It’ll come to bite them in the end by trying to either alienating or being outright enemies with:

  • The West (aside from maybe France)
  • China
  • Pakistan

With Russia/Japan/UAE/Bangladesh as friendlies.

Russia is currently engaging in genocide and can’t afford to help india out aside from selling dirt cheap oil. The more they cozy to russia the less the West would see them as a friend.

China is already at odds with India with no signs of stopping.

The West has a ton of resources and military strength. It’d be foolish not to expand those ties. Nixon hasn’t been president in 50 years. But instead we’re seeing India obsess over being it’s own superpower.

Japan I doubt can supply them much militarily, probably mostly economic assistance. Even then Japan has a demographic crisis with aging population:

Bangladesh is not developed enough to be a lucrative neighbor yet.

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DigiDee t1_jdqpfds wrote

Reply to comment by boobiecousins in Shawn Fain wins UAW presidency, completing stunning upset of leadership by ToffeeFever

The contract dictates what the wages will be and most of those contracts were finalized a few years ago. So we have to wait until a new contract is negotiated before wages are updated. It's a double-edged sword because while it guarantees us a certain wage and a certain wage progression, if something happens between contract negotiations, we're kind of stuck until they come up with a new contract.

Typically, contract year is when the companies start to publicly decry poverty despite years of record profits. So when it's time to negotiate that contract, everyone believes the company is in a tight spot and can't afford to pay people more, again, despite years of record profits. So when the union goes out on strike for better pay and benefits, they lose in the court of public opinion and there's not much support for the striking workers.

It's a really infuriating thing about America. When their neighbors and family and peers are on strike for a means to a better life, they get called spoiled and entitled. But, simultaneously, the companies are lauded and celebrated and we wear clothing with their logos plastered all over them. The American public largely loves and supports these massive corporations over their friends and family and neighbors that are just trying to get ahead in life.

Rant over. Sorry.

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DigiDee t1_jdqob49 wrote

Reply to comment by AshtonKoocher in Shawn Fain wins UAW presidency, completing stunning upset of leadership by ToffeeFever

I am a UAW tradesman and you're absolutely right. I'm glad you realize it. I think all the other companies that employ UAW labor realize that as well.

The rigidity of a union contract cuts both ways. We're currently bringing in production techs for around 16 an hour because that's what the contract dictates. There's a 4 year grow in. Now who in their right mind is going to switch to factory work for 16 an hour when Target will pay you the same amount to stock shelves in an air conditioned environment that doesn't stink like cutting fluid? What good employee is going to jump ship from their current job and come work with us for that paltry amount?

As a result, most of the new hires either couldn't find work elsewhere (for a whole assortment of reasons) or is fresh out of high school. No offense to them, because most of them are fine workers, but you tend to get a lower caliber employee when you can't pay enough for a better, more seasoned one. It really is a case of "you get what you pay for."

I do think our upcoming contract will be good because it HAS to be. Whether that's because of Fain or not is uncertain; he's unproven and already starting off late due to the recounts etc. It's going to take a while to get him up to speed.

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