Oddbean new post about login | logout A6 cont'd 3/ UAW Members Are Striking Against Corporate Power. Americans Overwhelmingly Back Them https://jacobin.com/2023/09/uaw-members-strike-corporate-power-union-public-opinion-backing-autoworkers * United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain said “We fight for the good of the entire working class” * Americans believe him. In massive numbers, they tell pollsters they back UAW over Big Three auto companies #UAW #TradeUnions #capitalism #corporations #CorporateGreed #DefundCorporations #DefundBillionaires #ShawnFein
A6 cont'd 4 UAW President Shawn Fain: “It Is Long Past Time to Stand Up for the Working Class” https://jacobin.com/2023/09/shawn-fain-speech-uaw-stand-up-strike-working-class-unions-uaw/ * speech to United Auto Workers members, Shawn Fain laid into the Big Three * explained the UAW's new “stand-up strike" * [Oy! 🤨 ] invoked Bible to declare their battle a righteous fight for justice 🤦♀️ #UAW #TradeUnions #capitalism #corporations #CorporateGreed #DefundCorporations #DefundBillionaires #ShawnFein #populism
@c17393bb Quote: Autoworkers are not the problem. Corporate greed is the problem. I’ll add, “Capitalism is the problem; CEO made $17M last year”. Case closed…⚡️🤔
@f0f121ac @c17393bb Presuming a 40-hour week, that's over $8100/hr. Feels like a lot to me...
@6c1c08a4 @f0f121ac Elon Musk, $269.3 billion USD net worth 2023-09-11 * If Musk spent $1 million/day would take 736.5 CENTURIES to deplete wealth https://mastodon.social/@persagen/111049297750914546 #capitalism #DefundCorporations #DefundBillionaires