Every time I wade into a back-and-forth or comment thread along these lines (a more frequent occurrence these days, I find), I just sense that this is the elephant in the room that some, but not all, are willing to recognize.
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Pretty much. We have a whole generation (mine) that has grown up where unions are either made up of teachers/nurses or car makers. If you aren’t one of those two things, the idea of unionizing seems crazy.Report
I didn’t even think it was particularly subtextual.Report
I think it depends on which threads you read. Sometimes it’s all anyone’s talking about, sometimes it’s merely the subtext.Report
Yes, the example I used is one of the more intellectually coherent and above-board I’ve come across — but even then there’s a fair amount of ephemeral fluff.Report