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This is a perfect distillation of the problem. A bunch of spineless fuckwits whose labor isn't actually worth much who can't be bothered to stand up for themselves and need others to do it on their behalf.
Sucks to suck. Git gud.
Unions are for losers.
to be fair, in a world of monopolization it is hard to get fair employment terms. I do think the unions were necessary once upon a time, but they are extremely antiquated.
Not if you're actually a skilled worker no. If you're a seat filler, you betcha they won't treat you well. Your value as a worker is directly commensurate with how difficult it is to replace you.
I disagree. In a monopolized environment, cronyism and cozying to the right people is what gets you ahead. your actual skill or productivity is irrelevant.
A company has to be worried about losing you to their competitors in order to give a shit about your productivity. if they know they are the only one that you can work for, there's no incentive for them to treat you well.
You just described a union. Kissing ass, cronyism, etc. Unions in a nutshell.
Nobody is hard to replace, new replacements are coming by the thousands every day.
Which is of course an argument for bet zero immigration allowance, but that's not the point. Jose and Mugumbo aren't replacing skilled workers.
We have no leverage, there's nothing we can do legally and white men are inherently disadvantaged in america.
This is defeatism. Your leverage is your superior skills and the employer's need for competent employees.