Jess👾Notice how every time there's a labor strike, you see countless articles with headlines like "UPS Strike Could Cost U.S. Economy Billions—Here’s How It Would Impact Consumers" and not by the accurate headline of "UPS's Executive's Greed Could Cost US Economy Billions".
Sam Wronski@JessTheUnstill "United States Business Executives risk public welfare and national economy for 3rd Yacht."
Ned YeungMy favorite part is the failure to acknowledge that most consumers are workers, and not having spending power because of Capitalist Union-busting greed, is affecting them enough to strike. :D
If this wasn't already "impacting consumers", there would be no strike.
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@JessTheUnstill "UPS Executives Threaten the Lives of Homebound Patients Who Rely on Delivered Medication"
Aviva Gary@JessTheUnstill Yes... because most media is corporate 🤑
Official Kakistocracy Jester 🪓@JessTheUnstill It was the exact same talking points with the railroads. Hopefully Biden doesn’t stop this strike like he did with rail unions. #solidarity
SamHughes@JessTheUnstill Don't you think that ESSENTIAL services should not be unionized, but be able to have employement reviews by an independent mediator.
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The New York Times ran a story about the strike in Hollywood today. It was all about little folks being hurt, and filled with press release stuff from the executives. The one issue discussed, I think it was compensation for streaming residuals merely mentioned it, didn't go into what had been proposed, or what the counter offer was. It was a useless article for a news consumer, I learned nothing of import.
The New York Times ran a story about the strike in Hollywood today. It was all about little folks being hurt, and filled with press release stuff from the executives. The one issue discussed, I think it was compensation for streaming residuals merely mentioned it, didn't go into what had been proposed, or what the counter offer was. It was a useless article for a news consumer, I learned nothing of import.
merpthebirb@JessTheUnstill “UPS Forces Employees to Strike Due to Worsening Work Conditions”
“UPS Threatens U.S Economy by Refusing to Address Employees’ Concerns”
Just Jo@JessTheUnstill never even "strike could cost billions and affect you so they better hurry TF up and meet their demands"
Damien Hurrell@JessTheUnstill it's worse than that. #Wages are generally spent quickly, stimulating economic activity. Suppressing wages costs the economy multi-billions every single day but no-one notices because corporate greed is routine.
It's only when #workers stand together to demand a little #fairness that the pearl-clutching happens.
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Frank Cote@JessTheUnstill yes! They never talk about how the company has been screwing over their employees for the last ten years and it's finally catching it's comeuppance.
Charles J Gervasi ⚡🛡️🥥@JessTheUnstill The "strike" language is better than "greed" b/c strike doesn't necessarily asign blame. Maybe it would be better if they said "failure of mangement and the union to reach an agreement could cost..."
I question even that, though, b/c I actually believe in greed and I don't see the money as lost b/c it wasn't the economy's to begin with. Labor and management have no obligations to the economy, in my mind. I support their right to come to an agreement or not to.
I question even that, though, b/c I actually believe in greed and I don't see the money as lost b/c it wasn't the economy's to begin with. Labor and management have no obligations to the economy, in my mind. I support their right to come to an agreement or not to.
Virginicus@JessTheUnstill Forbes Magazine used to call itself “The Capitalist Tool”, so this is on brand.
alva@JessTheUnstill I don’t see headlines how they made their corporate overlords a ton of money or how they save the economy money every day they work
LisPi@JessTheUnstill "Corposcum greed threatens the functioning of the nation. Is it so hard to pay your employees properly?" would be a good headline.
"Those rich executive miscreants paralyzing the nation in their greed are a problem with a solution" would be a good one for a follow-up.
Kevan@JessTheUnstill @kristinHenry The media is friends with the corporations. It's sad how society has become.
Den Spier 
@JessTheUnstill @clive well, in a way they are correct. It’s not pandemic anymore, it’s endemic. If there ever was a chance to eradicate it, we lost. Just like with the “Spanish flu” the virus is here to stay and evolve with us forever.