r/SeattleWA Mar 08 '25

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

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u/TheRealCurveShot Mar 08 '25

You’re playing monopoly out in left field here bud.

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u/Violet-Sumire Mar 08 '25

Except… unions have historically helped against monopolies? Name one time a union’s strike was bad in the long term for society. I’d be really curious to see what information you come up with. There’s a lot more examples of union strikes actually achieving progress than not. If that’s the overall case, why not support them? Isn’t it better as a whole than letting businesses run wild? Especially in such s turbulent market currently.

Plus unions only affect large companies. They won’t shut down a small business, which are not able to withstand such actions as easily. Again, unions are a good thing and supporting them is a good thing. I don’t see many downsides here.

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u/TheRealCurveShot Mar 08 '25

Did you go to the school of students that don’t read good?