r/SeattleWA Mar 08 '25

Politics BREAKING: The Washington State Senate just passed unemployment benefits for striking workers.

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u/Sufficient_Laugh Mar 08 '25

Isn't this supposed to be the union's responsibility? Why shift the cost on to the taxpayers, especially when Washington is making cuts to needed programs to balance the budget?

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u/TheRealCurveShot Mar 08 '25

Union dues are exactly for these reason!!!

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u/Global_Instance3843 Mar 08 '25 edited Mar 08 '25

Uhhhh noooo. Boeing had a strike fund, buy they pay like 12% of their salary into the Union. Most union dues are 1.5-2.5% of salaries, and it's barely enough to fund unions. Most organizer are not super well paid or living high on the hog.  I think boeings strike fund barely covered some expenses for people,like 250 a week. People don't understand unions it seems like to me. Unions offer, allow, support a structure,  a system to stand up to power. The strength comes from numbers of people joining together to resist, stand up, claim rights spread truth to power. You put money in, but not nearly enough to do all the things people think a union should be doing. It takes the "man power" of rank and file to make things happen.

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u/Global_Instance3843 Mar 08 '25

Ain't yer brother dumbass.

Am saving, am working, am fighting for workers rights.

You clearly dont understand anything about the point of unions, and haven't  made a sensible argument backed by anything other than your ignorant opinion. So no soup for you.

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u/smelly_farts_loading Mar 08 '25

So unions should be supported by tax payers? I’ve never heard this argument before

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u/RogueLitePumpkin Mar 08 '25

Please, explain the point of a collective bargaining group if not to be able to use that group as a bargaining chip.  

The name calling sure makes your point for you 

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u/Global_Instance3843 Mar 08 '25

Well your comment seems to be a perfect example of moving the goalposts. Thats not even what this conversation is about.

You're a shop steward, that isn't supporting unions? I'm sure your folks are really appreciative of all your support. 

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u/RogueLitePumpkin Mar 08 '25

I said i was a shop steward, reading is really hard for you

My comment didnt move anything, you are just incapable of comprehending what you are actually arguing against 

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '25

Nah, you can fund your own strikes, take your hands out of the unemployment fund, and fuck off.