On 11 March trade unions in Finland began a wave of strike action which has closed all cargo handling in Finnish ports and halted freight traffic on railways.
Those of us who have always seen them as desperately needed guardians of workers’ rights have been proven to be right, but the masses who have bought the right wing lies see the unions as just standing in the way of economic growth. The corporate owned media spews these lies non-stop, so the uninformed may easily fall for them.
The proposed shittification of working conditions is on an unprecedented level. One would have to be a fool to think this would serve any workers, it is all just to give more power to the employers and severely limit the worker’s right to protest.
Our country used to stand out in working together to find a common ground and compromises in difficult political questions. Now the country has become more and more divided into left and right. And compromises are off the table, the corporate-backed right is going for a crushing victory which would poison the political field for who knows how long.
Sigh. Perhaps most of the workers there still have it relatively good and aren’t forced to look for solutions because they’re not one missed paycheck away from being homeless. So the neoliberal rhetoric still resonates. If that’s true then yeah, things will have to get worse before they get better, before people rediscover what they’ve forgotten or have been brainwashed into dismissing.
Oh this is great. So the standard program. 🥲
Is there any feeling of a renewal of the awareness that unions are important, as of late?
Yes and no.
Those of us who have always seen them as desperately needed guardians of workers’ rights have been proven to be right, but the masses who have bought the right wing lies see the unions as just standing in the way of economic growth. The corporate owned media spews these lies non-stop, so the uninformed may easily fall for them.
The proposed shittification of working conditions is on an unprecedented level. One would have to be a fool to think this would serve any workers, it is all just to give more power to the employers and severely limit the worker’s right to protest.
Our country used to stand out in working together to find a common ground and compromises in difficult political questions. Now the country has become more and more divided into left and right. And compromises are off the table, the corporate-backed right is going for a crushing victory which would poison the political field for who knows how long.
This future looks bleak.
Sigh. Perhaps most of the workers there still have it relatively good and aren’t forced to look for solutions because they’re not one missed paycheck away from being homeless. So the neoliberal rhetoric still resonates. If that’s true then yeah, things will have to get worse before they get better, before people rediscover what they’ve forgotten or have been brainwashed into dismissing.