1 hr 8 min

2.10 - “But harsh conditions create rebels.‪”‬ how did it come to this?

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This week on how did it come to this? Working conditions, bad bosses, freedom to assemble. The history of unionising is a story of what happens when greed rules, when people stand together and the idea that people cannot be quantified by their job. From the slums of the industrial revolution, to the great resignation post covid, how do we see the union movement.Is it ok for a boss to negotiate with his worker? What happens when that relationship goes sour? Are unions just a bunch of bullies? Are they communists? Do we really want to end up without unions? Have you joined your union yet? What do we want? More how did it come to this. When do we want it? Now.

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This week on how did it come to this? Working conditions, bad bosses, freedom to assemble. The history of unionising is a story of what happens when greed rules, when people stand together and the idea that people cannot be quantified by their job. From the slums of the industrial revolution, to the great resignation post covid, how do we see the union movement.Is it ok for a boss to negotiate with his worker? What happens when that relationship goes sour? Are unions just a bunch of bullies? Are they communists? Do we really want to end up without unions? Have you joined your union yet? What do we want? More how did it come to this. When do we want it? Now.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1 hr 8 min

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