Just a few days ago, the UAW announced a campaign to unionize over a dozen non-union automakers in America. Now it’s reporting rapid progress, citing the example of 30% of workers at Volkswagen’s only U.S. plant having signed up in less than a week.

As fears spread among the companies that the effort to go union may quickly succeed, they have taken steps in response. Honda has set up its own anti-union campaign, distributing propaganda among the workers that encourages rejection of the union.

The unionization campaign was announced just a few days after the UAW’s strike victory against the “Big Three” auto companies amply demonstrated the benefits of unions, with raises expected to range from +33% to over +160% (after including forecasted COLA and CWIs) among other gains.

The UAW has set up websites where employees of every targeted company can easily join the union online. If you’re one, check them out below. And anyone can send them to friends, family and others.

After clicking the link, click the big “Sign your Union Card” button (scroll up if you don’t see it), fill in your details and check your email.

  • rah@feddit.uk
    1·
    9 months ago

    nothing generic about it when there’s a movement by that name

    A word being used as a name does not imply that the word is not generic.

    Explain how it is generic and not specific.

    “Anti” is a generic latin prefix that designates negation or opposition. So “anti[anything]” just means “[anything] negated or opposed”. The word “work” is a generic word and not a name. Therefore the word “antiwork” is a generic word and not specific. Like “unenlightened”, “maladjusted” or “antirational”.

    It has the same name

    Again, having the same name is not proof of a direct relationship.

    the same aims and uses the same arguments to make its claims.

    You haven’t shown that this community and the anti-work movement have the same aims or make the same claims. Even if you did, that’s still not proof of a direct relationship.

    • irmoz@reddthat.com
      11·
      9 months ago

      Antiwork has only one possible meaning - the meaning associated with the movement. You are reaching incredibly far to try and work around that. It is not generic - it is only used for one purpose by one type of people. It is quite specific.

      Yes, using the same name, making the same points and working for the same causes means you’re part of the same movement. You cannot argue otherwise and make sense.

      Yes, I have shown that they have the same cause. The essays they link demonstrate their ideological source. The arguments inherent there are the ones inherent across all antiwork.

      • rah@feddit.uk
        1·
        9 months ago

        Antiwork has only one possible meaning - the meaning associated with the movement.

        I disagree.