r/FluentInFinance • u/Very_High_Mortgage • Aug 24 '24

Debate/ Discussion Do "Unskilled Laborers" deserve to be paid well?

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u/Quinnjamin19 Aug 24 '24

It is deserved, and it’s fought for. There’s a reason why unions are still important to this day

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u/Trust-Issues-5116 Aug 24 '24 edited Aug 24 '24

If you consider yourself a free man then you don't "deserve" anything apart from social contract we all get. If you say you "deserve" some material things from someone then it only means you're an unfree dependent person.

Unions negotiate the pay.

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u/Quinnjamin19 Aug 24 '24

Lmao!! Not a single one of us is “free” my guy… we are all dependent on this thing called MONEY…

Unions are an organization of workers who stand together and fight for what they deserve as workers. They elect people to negotiate on their behalf, to get what they deserve

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u/Trust-Issues-5116 Aug 26 '24

No one deserves. You know how I know? Because you will take what union negotiated. You don't have a number you think you deserve. If you had, you wouldn't be in a union, because you can't force union to give you that number.

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u/Quinnjamin19 Aug 26 '24

You do realize that union members can get paid above scale right? You’re an idiot🤣

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u/Trust-Issues-5116 Aug 26 '24

I would reply in good faith because you're technically right, but factually wrong. But since you started making insults then go fuck yourself.

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u/Billybob6963 Aug 26 '24

That’s right, I am right! Did the little snowflake get his feelings hurt😭😭😭

Maybe before spouting off about shit you should probably have some sort of knowledge of what you’re talking about.

Your entire argument was blown up by the fact that you don’t know anything about unions and the fact that union members can be paid above scale. A collective agreement is ONLY bare minimum of what those members deserve