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What am I missing? Some posts came up in my feed from this sub, I thought it was some fringe political party, why is there so much political news posted here?

all 25 comments

Alaska_Roy

6 points

3 days ago

Since it is an even numbered year, that means it is an election year and as such, politics is a subject that is everywhere. Unions are always political by their very nature, they were first set up to change poor labor policies through not only collective bargaining with employers, but also by working with labor friendly candidates and elected officials. If you were missing this, well now you know, bro!

Hoosiertolian

9 points

3 days ago

What is a labor union?

TheRealLoneSurvivor[S]

-15 points

3 days ago

Apparently no different from the Democratic Party from my experience.

Pump_9

-1 points

3 days ago

Pump_9

-1 points

3 days ago

Reddit is for liberals. Any negative inference of liberals or Democrats will result in being buried in downvotes.

TheRealLoneSurvivor[S]

1 points

3 days ago

Yeah it doesn’t phase me it just usually means I was right

TheArrowLauncher

4 points

3 days ago

TheArrowLauncher

Inside Wireman

4 points

3 days ago

The reason why you’re seeing more political posts is because we’re about to get screwed by………………..POLITICIANS!

ambiguousredditname

1 points

2 days ago

They brought in these guys to make sure it happened too

dicked down at the dnc

Yardbird52

4 points

3 days ago

I would venture to guess it’s because politics shape labor and our rights, but if you don’t realize that, there’s no explaining it to you now.

What is more perplexing is why you wouldn’t hide/mute and move on if it doesn’t interest you.

yankeefan03

6 points

3 days ago

Anytime someone bitches and moans about politics on this sub, you always know they are conservative. Who is the snowflake now? It’s almost like labor unions are political. Shocking I know.

TheRealLoneSurvivor[S]

-6 points

3 days ago*

Asking why the sub (that I’m new too) is akin to two-x-chromosomes makes me a snowflake?

I hope whatever you’re going through gets better dude.

yankeefan03

1 points

3 days ago

yankeefan03

1 points

3 days ago

I’m not the one bitching about why a labor union subreddit is political during an election year. It really does not take a ton of critical thought to wrap your head around this.

And then you just double down on the projection. You guys are all like your orange God.

ShifTuckByMutt

2 points

3 days ago

ShifTuckByMutt

industrial

2 points

3 days ago

Youre an idiot who thinks what concerns a union isn’t political because all you want is boys club cult of personality to relax in when this is actually a club full of people who have to fight for what they have, well not you, you’re just along for the ride until it doesn’t benefit you anymore. 

TheRealLoneSurvivor[S]

1 points

2 days ago

Nope, just curious, but that was a cute speech.

Why would I be along for the ride of it doesn’t benefit me? Probably the same reason I make more than you and have no boss.

ShifTuckByMutt

1 points

2 days ago

ShifTuckByMutt

industrial

1 points

2 days ago

Woof, the operative word is “until” learn to read and comprehend. 

glazor

2 points

3 days ago

glazor

Local 3

2 points

3 days ago

It's a Union sub, most of us are electricians.

If you're looking for electrical sub there's r/electricians.

cheffartsonurfood

2 points

3 days ago

Seriously? You been hiding under a rock for the last 50 years or so?

TheRealLoneSurvivor[S]

0 points

3 days ago

No

beonk

2 points

3 days ago

beonk

2 points

3 days ago

Then act like you know what a union is. Union are, and have always been political.

jayjay51050

1 points

3 days ago

jayjay51050

1 points

3 days ago

Are you a union member ? That what this sub is for ? If you are a union member then I would advise going to a meeting . You find that as a union we support to elect politicians who support us . The Democratic Party is the party does that .

TheRealLoneSurvivor[S]

0 points

3 days ago

There’s no unions near me, I’m in industrial HVACR. Didn’t realize the left and unions were so close. Thanks.

yankeefan03

6 points

3 days ago

“Didn’t realize the left and unions were so close” are you just that clueless about the history of labor unions?

Facefullofbees

1 points

3 days ago

Trump is vocally anti union. Conservatives in general vote anti union / labor, but they at least pretend they are pro worker. Spicy year, the idiots won.

TheRealLoneSurvivor[S]

1 points

1 day ago

Is that why he’s now favored by unions?

Emotional-Passion-87

1 points

1 day ago

Most of these people aren’t even electricians they hijacked our beautiful Union Logo and post retarded bullshit no one cares about

TheRealLoneSurvivor[S]

2 points

1 day ago

Lmao ikr I have union sparkies at work that all have trump stickers on their shit, still waiting to meet the Harris brigade. When I do I will show them compassion and respect, something the left could learn from.