SeaJ to News@lemmy.world • 8 months agoToyota raises worker wages after UAW strike settlementwww.axios.commessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1229arrow-down10cross-posted to: usa@lemmy.mlnews@lemmy.world
arrow-up1229arrow-down1external-linkToyota raises worker wages after UAW strike settlementwww.axios.comSeaJ to News@lemmy.world • 8 months agomessage-square11fedilinkcross-posted to: usa@lemmy.mlnews@lemmy.world
minus-squareWalrusDragonOnABikelinkfedilink41•8 months agoThere was a fight… just not by their own employees.
minus-square@surewhynotlem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink22•8 months agoI think it’s kinda bad. This is a “look, you got something, so you don’t need to form or join a union, please?” type of raise. I hope the Toyota employees don’t fall for it
minus-squaresnooggumslinkfedilink11•8 months agoDepends on whether Toyota workers were as underpaid as UAW, and they always have the right to strike for more if they want to.
minus-squareastrsklinkfedilink5•8 months agoThat’s exactly how it works. Capitalism reacts to threats of loss, it’s up to the workers to decide if that is enough. Sometimes it is, sometimes it’s not. But this is exactly what should be happening regardless.
A $3 wage increase without a fight is not bad
There was a fight… just not by their own employees.
I think it’s kinda bad. This is a “look, you got something, so you don’t need to form or join a union, please?” type of raise.
I hope the Toyota employees don’t fall for it
Depends on whether Toyota workers were as underpaid as UAW, and they always have the right to strike for more if they want to.
That’s exactly how it works. Capitalism reacts to threats of loss, it’s up to the workers to decide if that is enough. Sometimes it is, sometimes it’s not. But this is exactly what should be happening regardless.
Use it to pay dues