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Robert Reich approved toon: (Original Post) applegrove 12 hrs ago OP
Even though I'm a substitute teacher I still pay my union dues and sign the petitions. kimbutgar 12 hrs ago #1
Unions and their members built this country. Those opposed fought to tear it down so here we are. Deuxcents 12 hrs ago #2
Even though markodochartaigh 12 hrs ago #3
K&R LetMyPeopleVote 12 hrs ago #4
Been retired for 23 years with great health insurance. multigraincracker 11 hrs ago #5
My father was a union worker... appmanga 9 hrs ago #9
I'd be willing to bet soldierant 11 hrs ago #6
Oh yes. He's the best. applegrove 11 hrs ago #7
Always a good reminder. calimary 10 hrs ago #8

kimbutgar

(26,706 posts)
1. Even though I'm a substitute teacher I still pay my union dues and sign the petitions.
Thu Dec 25, 2025, 05:57 PM
12 hrs ago

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.
Thu Dec 25, 2025, 06:21 PM
12 hrs ago

markodochartaigh

(4,911 posts)
3. Even though
Thu Dec 25, 2025, 06:29 PM
12 hrs ago

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!

appmanga

(1,378 posts)
9. My father was a union worker...
Thu Dec 25, 2025, 09:00 PM
9 hrs ago

...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.

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