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by normal_man 2662 days ago
During the shutdown, the administration was more than happy to compromise security by letting TSA employees go unpaid. Once workers started striking and airports started shutting down? Immediate response. There is power in a union.
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I don't know why your comment's downvotes into gray, striking has gotten serious results several times already this year.

Taft-Hartley banned wildcat strikes, but I think if we saw more of those (despite their present-day illegality) we'd see a ton more actions favorable to workers taking place.

Of course, we should roll back the labor-hostile parts of Taft-Hartley (like the bans on wildcat strikes and the restrictions on speech surrounding union organizing), but that'll take more time.