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On June 2, Microsoft announced that it planned to shift its position on how it relates to unions, rather than pursuing scorched earth union busting campaigns like Amazon and Starbucks, it would embrace “neutrality”. While it’s possible this is just cover to try and smooth the approval of Microsoft’s $70B acquisition of Activision Blizzard, it presents some big questions for unionists. We know our interests are directly opposed to the bosses, and they will never tolerate militant unions that fight for what the workers deserve, so how should we approach this sort of “neutrality”? We decided this was a topic a bit too long winded to squeeze into the middle of a regular episode, and so this Shop Floor Discussion is dedicated to trying to hammer out how unions should react to these sorts of “olive branches” from companies.
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Ep 64 - Robo-Union Trojan Horse
Overtime Episode 5 - The Nature of The State Pt 3 PREVIEW
Overtime Episode 4 - The Nature Of The State Pt 2 PREVIEW
Ep 63 - No More Overdraft Fees
Ep 62 - OSHA Won't Save Us
Ep 61 - Iran Oil Strike Interview
Overtime Episode 3 - The Nature of the State Pt 1 PREVIEW
EP 60 - Let Public Workers Strike
EP 59 - Scab Bullies
EP 58 - Doughnut Workers United Interview
EP 57 - We See This All The Time feat. @laborkyle
EP 56 - Fast Food Bank
EP 55 - Convenience Store Panopticon
EP 54 - Evil Foods Interview
EP 53 - Use Your Collective Power
Overtime Episode 2 PREVIEW - AFL-CIA
EP 52 - "Political" Unions
EP 51 - End School Privatization
EP 50 - Labor Peace Is Not In Our Interest
EP 49 - Overwork Exacerbates Death
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