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context: Portland leaders say they don’t have the money for the wage increases union negotiators are seeking.
  
  Someone start the clock on when they "magically find the money" once the sewers start backing up. >
  
  Or when the right politicians get ~~their cut~~ completely unrelated campaign contributions. >
  
  Or when they somehow spend more on anti-union propaganda. >
  
  I hope they hold out and change comes through >
  
  We need this in most of this country. Workers are very under represented and it's gross how under paid most of these essential workers are. >
  
  You love to see it! We need more solidarity among the working class >
  
  The dream of ~~the 90's~~ unionization is alive in Portland >
  
  You love to see it. Now do more! General Strike 2023 >
  
  Union workers fought for my $1 raise. In the end, after new deductions this year that went up, that's a whole $20 something a week increase.
  Unions, you need to do a better job at communicating the relationship between real world living costs versus wages. All you do is demand more without saying exactly how much is needed to survive.
  The wealthy probably have some sort of method of control so that, even if you win, they win far more.
  Ultimately, they control the rules of the game. You're just the whiny kid begging for a bit more money from the bank so you can keep playing the game a little longer. In the end, you're not accomplishing anything meaningful.