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Originally Posted by rubecube
Welcome to the point of a labour disruption. Should they only do it when they have the least amount of leverage and just hope that corporations will give them a fair deal out of the goodness of their hearts?
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I mean, no, they can use the leverage they have, but nobody should be happy about it or love them for it. While they get a little bit better benefit and leave time, the rest of the country could plummet into recession, putting thousands or hundreds of thousands of other workers out of a job. It's short-sighted, and if they truly cared about "the worker" they would see that.
This is one of the reasons why unions are in decline and are seen as a net negative in the economy. They aren't really helping by doing this right now.
However, if they were smart, they would allow for a temporary delay in negotiations until the new year provided they would get assurances of real reform to their leave. But they're not smart, and they'll push it too far, and then the knives will come out, and then they'll play the victim.
It may seem cunning, but it's a poor negotiation strategy overall.