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anigbrowlyesterday at 9:02 PM2 repliesview on HN

striking illegally

How dare those peons use their economic leverage! That's only for the upper class


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AuryGlenzyesterday at 9:47 PM

There’s a pretty big difference between “economic leverage” when it means your stores might be shut down for a couple of weeks vs. all of the people moving, shipping, etc. in an entire country.

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twoodfintoday at 12:27 AM

They were free to use it and did.

Their employer, the Federal government, was free to fire them, and did.