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Originally Posted by powderjunkie
But I am impressed with your crystal ball to know that this "unprecedented response" was going to be a damp squib. It's also an unprecedented opportunity to improve broad support for unions...plenty of keyboard warriors like me think they're pissing it away...but maybe the less politically engaged will somehow see it differently?
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The problem is the keyboard warriors didn’t do any research before anointing their new saviours. Less than half of all Union members in the province are members of the AFL, so as I stated earlier they don’t speak for every Union or their members.
I wasn’t a big fan of their initial announcement because even though I know a well executed general strike would most likely work, at this time I don’t think they have enough support to put on an effective one. I wish that wasn’t the case but it is what it is. Blaming them for pissing away this “opportunity” comes off as a lack of accountability from yourself. These Unions have been standing up to this government for years but no one cared until the government felt emboldened enough to do something this extreme that might eventually be used against them.
Maybe take my advice and take some steps to help change that if you’re as frustrated about it as I am.