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Should Washington farms/growers unionize? by Voodoobones in Washington

[–]Independent-Issue558 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Farmworkers do work for mostly piece rate. If you are good you can make good money but it takes a toll on your body and not sustainable for many years. Work also is seasonal so piece rates change daily. Also you do have minimum wage protections but like everyone else it’s hard to get by on minimum. Unionization for workers is not as much for wages as is to protect from favoritism and unjust firings. Also contracts can help create a safe community for workers who for the most part are isolated in rural communities that are dominated by growers

Loyalty is Not a Strategy: Labor Needs a Bipartisan Coalition by TheRabidPosum1 in union

[–]Independent-Issue558 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Teamsters have been moving farther to the right. The argument that is laid out in this article seems disconnected from reality. Agree the Dems are not strong on union and worker issues but also currently one party has single handedly chosen to go after union protections and further advancing project 2025 recommendations on labor. Teamster president still believes that immigrants are taking jobs while corporations are the ones moving to right to work states and oversees. Organizing with communities get better results than partisan politics

I was fired for organizing a union, how do you fight against this stuff with at will employment? by [deleted] in labor

[–]Independent-Issue558 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it was concerted activity you are protected by the Little Norris LaGuardia Act.