Mulligrubs @ Mulligrubs @lemmy.world

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Democrats have consistently advocated for its increase. Including a proposal to raise it to $15/hour in the 2024 platform.

Yes, they advocate for many things that they will not do. Biden had a majority for two years, proposed it, a few Democrats voted against, and that's that. Did they try to at least raise it a little, say to nine an hour? No, why bother? It's always a few Democrats; Super PACs don't have to pay everybody. Just enough.

This seems to be mostly determined by states. Several have mandated times. Plus, the Democrats push FAMILY act, which would federally require 12 paid weeks. The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act was passed in 2022 - requiring better accommodations for pregnant women.

That's neat, but did you know that we are surpassed by the entire first world with worker benefits, and now even eastern Europe? That's pro-labor? No. No, it is not. If Poland increases their minimum wage another dollar, they will surpass the USAs "labor party" in results in every way.

Democrats push the Protecting the Right to Organize Act - aims to expand collective bargaining rights and strengthen penalties for labor violations. Executive actions under Biden: Repealed Trump-era EOs that weakened collective bargaining

Union membership has fallen down to 10%, from 40% in the 1970s. Union membership does not rise under D administrations, that's a fact.

Trying to equate the Republicans and Democrats on these issues is absolutely asinine

They are both pro-business and anti-labor, and anyone who disagrees (specifically you) should be under supervised care and hidden from the public. Japan, Australia, Canada, South Korea, United Kingdom, Western and Eastern Europe all prove that you are wrong. They have real labor parties, not the shallow mockery of one we have in the USA.

completely indefensible and based on sheer ignorance.

Only a dimwitted ignoramus would think that the Democrats are "pro-labor" when compared to the rest of civilization as we know it. You bring shame to yourself and your family

People like you, too lazy to do the slightest research and subsisting on lazy assumptions and memes, are why a convicted pedophile is currently the president.

People like you will always lick the boot, because you're fine with union membership and pay dropping every year, immune to the suffering of labor all around you in spite of mountains of evidence to the contrary, and eager to believe that things are different than they really are. They should take away your driver's license.

Baby gets depressed, goes to suicide prevention site; since he has no account he can't provide email so he is locked out.

Writes message in a helpful chat provided, responds to the mod and is then lifetime banned and blocked for harassment.

Sigh, may as well play a game on his phone, right? Oops, game needs an update.

Game can't update because his OS needs an update.

Clicks OS update button, phone bricks

Yes, local and state is filled with decent progressive Democrats, also socialists, libertarians, green party, and more.

Federal? One pro-labor Democrat has been allowed to take office, yay.... and she agrees with me (that Democrats have abandoned labor).

Leadership "allows" them to exist, after all you can't just load them all into work camps. Yet.

"Both sides are anti-labor" is not "both sides are the same".

Some day it will sink in, and boy will you feel dumb

Of course! With state politics, even third parties have had some success (socialist, green, libertarian, et al).

The Fed leadership of the party will always tolerate low-level activists, we even have one congressperson who is pro-labor.

She agrees with me; Democrats abandoned labor long ago.

They're not the same, but both are anti-labor and pro-corporate. Neither provides any benefits for workers, Rs have always been awful and Ds have ignored labor for decades.

Poland has better worker benefits than the USA... we've been surpassed by Japan, Australia, Korea, Canada, most of Europe and now even eastern Europe. Sad.

Citation needed? Your imagination does not dictate reality... where did you hear this? Seriously

In the PNW you can buy AR-15s, shotguns, rifles, semi-auto pistols, and more.

I think you're confusing PNW with New York or some other location with "strict gun control", which really just means that you travel to another state to purchase firearms anyway.

Firearm sales have tripled since 2000, that's our bread and butter.

So they elected candidates who historically have opposed labor protections and government benefits

In the USA, all candidates oppose labor protections and government benefits; it's not as if the Democrats provide relief.

(min. wage 7.25, no sick leave, no maternity leave, no vacation, fire at will, no union protections, unions down to 10% (from 40% in 70s))

Both parties are not the same, but they are both pro-corporate and anti-labor

That's neat! A heavy crown to bear.

I'm glad you learned something today... now go forth, and sin no more.

You could say... that your favorite definition is the "alpha" of definitions.

You're wrong, according to the definition, anyway. You should let Oxford know that you know better! I'm sure they will crown you as king.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alpha

Think about rape out of nowhere some more, that will surely prove you're not a vile worm

You're wrong according to any dictionary ever printed, sorry.

It has more than one definition, and one of those is "first", and you must accept that as fact.

I don't know, you tell me... here we are having a nice discussion, and why are you thinking of assholes? Nasty.

Alpha means first, as it has for millennia. Get mad about it

Wow, this is big news... you should write Webster, Oxford, et al immediately and let everyone know they've made a massive mistake! Thank you for saving us from this horrid linguistic error!

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alpha

You are 100% wrong, and not even worth an insult. You bring shame to your family and make me sad.

I'm right still, you are wrong! Alpha is not problematic in any way. It's in the Bible (the best selling book on Earth, at least at one time), it's used in pop culture while not referring to the study in any way. So now annoying people use "alpha" just like "king" and "prince" and "the best" and "the greatest".

You'll all get over it soon, as usual. I promise.

p.s as per your question, yes I do know of it, as stated in my post that you responded to. I'm sorry that referring to it was an inadequate indicator that I knew of it, so I'm guessing your question is a joke? I mean, it's obvious.

It does! However, alpha still means "first", as it always has. The word predates the study by centuries.

I guess that depends on what you think qualifies as an achievement? So far we've had at least two massive protests and the local small protests that I see daily. Is "getting the message out" in person and expanding an achievement to you?

I don't think the protestors will achieve any real success like getting Trump out of office, but people are definitely protesting peacefully.

I don't think it will work but time will tell

The left has asked the working class to take on a disproportionate amount of burden

As has the right, this is because our options are theocratic or secular plutocracy, both are pro-corporate/billionaire

Democrats abandoned labor long ago, and Republicans never have been pro labor in my lifetime.

I see protesters every day.