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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRobert Reich approved toon:
Remember: There's always strength in a union. Solidarity.
— Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) 2025-12-25T17:00:19.367806Z
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applegrove
12 hrs ago
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Even though I'm a substitute teacher I still pay my union dues and sign the petitions.
kimbutgar
12 hrs ago
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kimbutgar
(26,706 posts)1. Even though I'm a substitute teacher I still pay my union dues and sign the petitions.
My husband was in a union for 36 years for a major airline carrier. And he retired with a nice nest egg in IRA funds and benefits.
Deuxcents
(25,374 posts)2. Unions and their members built this country. Those opposed fought to tear it down so here we are.
markodochartaigh
(4,911 posts)3. Even though
I was a registered nurse in Texas where unions for nurses were practically nonexistent, we still benefited from unions. The hospitals had to raise our wages to keep nurses from leaving for the coasts and Chicago. Thank you, Union Members!
LetMyPeopleVote
(174,387 posts)4. K&R
multigraincracker
(36,848 posts)5. Been retired for 23 years with great health insurance.
I still pay my dues voluntarily.
appmanga
(1,378 posts)9. My father was a union worker...
...who retired at 50 in 1985, has fantastic healthcare benefits in addition to Medicare, and has a pension with a cost-of-living adjustment.
Any working-class/middle-class person who's anti-union is an idiot.
soldierant
(9,257 posts)6. I'd be willing to bet
that Paul Krugman would also approve.
applegrove
(129,964 posts)7. Oh yes. He's the best.
calimary
(88,881 posts)8. Always a good reminder.
Merry Christmas, everybody!!!