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LisPi

@quirk They could just hire remote scabs for all work that can be done remote and use helicopters for those that absolutely need to be on-site (likewise food delivery via private drones is doable).

There's very little we can actually do about that if they're willing to bother.

The social mechanism of sharing what they're doing and refusing to work for employers that do that would be more practical and effective. Widespread membership in the union would make it a lot easier to check for that.

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Paul Quirk replied to LisPi

@lispi314 except there may be laws in your country that require work be done in the office. Laws that may have been put in place to protect you and your rights. Laws that would be much easier to circumvent should everyone decide they ought to be working from home. And if you think it's so easy to get everyone in your profession to join your union, I recommend a book called Dreams of Dignity, workers of vision. If you want to know your future, study the past.

LisPi replied to Paul

@quirk In the meantime, employers here have done exactly nothing but the most ineffective and minimal of implementation of biosafety measures despite a pandemic with >=10% chances of permanently disabling you (partly or fully) on every infection.

I don't consider being forced to expose myself to gratuitous biohazards to be adequate protection (it's also against our bill of rights).

I'll still take note of that book as it might be interesting.

Paul Quirk replied to LisPi

@lispi314 this quote by Oscar Wilde comes to mind: "There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it."

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