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@Federation_Bot  ·  activity timestamp 7 days ago

Phenomenal quote from @pluralistic in this post
#labor #union #laborpower
https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/05/fisher-price-steering-wheel/#billionaire-solipsism

Corporate bosses have near-total control over the lives of their workers, who might number in the hundreds of thousands. But they also know, in their secret hearts, that they don't really control their businesses. If Amazon CEO Andy Jassy stops showing up for work, the company will continue to hum along, not missing a beat. But if all of Amazon's drivers or warehouse workers walk off the job, the company will grind to a halt. If they never come back, the company might never be able to restart, unable to recover the process knowledge that walks out the door with them:
Corporate bosses have near-total control over the lives of their workers, who might number in the hundreds of thousands. But they also know, in their secret hearts, that they don't really control their businesses. If Amazon CEO Andy Jassy stops showing up for work, the company will continue to hum along, not missing a beat. But if all of Amazon's drivers or warehouse workers walk off the job, the company will grind to a halt. If they never come back, the company might never be able to restart, unable to recover the process knowledge that walks out the door with them:
Corporate bosses have near-total control over the lives of their workers, who might number in the hundreds of thousands. But they also know, in their secret hearts, that they don't really control their businesses. If Amazon CEO Andy Jassy stops showing up for work, the company will continue to hum along, not missing a beat. But if all of Amazon's drivers or warehouse workers walk off the job, the company will grind to a halt. If they never come back, the company might never be able to restart, unable to recover the process knowledge that walks out the door with them:
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@thriftwicker@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 7 days ago

@marxistvegan @pluralistic Sounds great. Where do I sign up?

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stephen m 🍞🌹🇵🇸
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@marxistvegan@union.place replied  ·  activity timestamp 7 days ago

@thriftwicker @pluralistic Start organizing a union, might i recommend a great book on organizing 😊 https://www.labornotes.org/secrets

Labor Notes

Secrets of a Successful Organizer

Are there problems where you work? Maybe your pay is too low, conditions are unsafe, or your boss has it in for someone you work with... and you’re ready to do something about it. This book will show you how to fight back where you work and win. You’ll learn how to identify the key issues in your workplace, build campaigns to tackle them, anticipate management’s tricks and traps, and inspire your co-workers to stand together despite their fears. We've distilled generations of organizing know-how into 47 easily accessible secrets. Put them all together and you've got a step-by-step guide to building power on the job. Also available: a Spanish edition and a companion trainer's guide to this book.
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@prof_T@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 7 days ago

@marxistvegan @pluralistic there is a great book utopia for realists about just that- I think in Ireland bankers went to strike - nothing happened for 6 months. When garbage collectors went to strike it lasted couple of days before all their demands were met 😀

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