• Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    I would love it if the government had a department set up specifically for workplaces and workers who want to get unionized. Give them resources and legal protections to help them set up unions and assist with training on bargaining, etc.

    I have always thought that governments should facilitate the forming of unions and worker’s organizing for better conditions

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      2 months ago

      Given most governments’ history of violence against unions and repressing union action in the interest of civil order, I’d rather union organizers have more separation from government. Even at times the administration in power is relatively union-friendly, a different administration always takes over.

      That said, it would be nice if the government itself could champion better conditions for workers. Government is about the only power to rival the corporations.