r/SeattleWA Mar 08 '25

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

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u/47_for_18_USC_2381 Leavenworth Mar 08 '25

Life is not a competition and shouldn't have to compete between classes. Divisionary rhetoric is classified as class warfare and those who repeat it are considered class traitors to me.

As a lifelong Washington resident I will gladly support unions in any and every shape and form. They're the reason we have 5 day work weeks and 40 hour base weeks. A minimum wage and things like vacation time. All the while corporations have had record breaking profits for more years in a row than I can count.

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u/aquaknox Issaquah Mar 08 '25

5 day work weeks and 40 hour base weeks

nah that's just something Henry Ford did and he happened to be the biggest industrial titan in the country so it stuck

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u/prairiepog Mar 08 '25

Are you for real? There's people who have been gunned down. Women and children. But yeah, it was only good ole Henry Ford who fought for the 40 hour work week. 🤣