Arbitrator orders 10,000 striking staff back to work after government intervenes – unconstitutionally, union says
  • moody@lemmings.worldEnglish
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    2 days ago

    The union and airline have been in negotiations for a long time, and the goverment is using the lack of agreement after so long as a factor in forcing the two parties into binding arbitration, which greatly benefits the airline.

    So they’re not banned from striking, technically, but the government has measures in place to force the employees back to work. These measures have rarely been used in the past, but have been used 4 times in the past year against rail workers, port workers, postal workers, and now flight attendants.

    • AlexLost@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 days ago

      These methods have been used more consistently in the past few decades around the globe. In the past ten years, especially since COVID, the script has flipped and the business sector is trying to squeeze every last cent of profit from every single quarter of every single market. Civilization is either about to end, or get very hard to live in. The rich are freaking out and trying to steal every penny they can get their hands on. I wonder why?