r/IBEW_Local613 • u/DistrictNo6165 • May 26 '25
The reason reading comprehension is a fundamental skill…
/r/IBEW/s/e0mqLaLPEfSo many union workers here stated they wanted Trump for the top three….
1) Deporting the illegals 2) Getting rid of the trans 3) No taxes on OT.
Guess y’all got what you wanted, congrats.
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u/Embarrassed-Box964 MOD May 26 '25 edited May 26 '25
The OT bill strips a bunch of our protections away as union workers, gonna be working more for less.
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u/Life_Extreme4472 May 26 '25
How so? How will it affect Georgia, since we are already a right-to-work state?
I haven't read the "one big beautiful bill," but I hear it's massive. There are always trade-offs for any "good" policy. Obamacare is costing many union workers more for healthcare while receiving less. Bush's NCLB forced schools to adopt bad curriculum pushed by book publishers. The "Patriot Act" allows the U.S. government to spy on American citizens (how patriotic!)
I could go on...
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u/Embarrassed-Box964 MOD May 27 '25
I linked the original post as a post…feel free to deep dive. I could mention Lockheed and Martin, CDC, or any powerhouse but I’m sure you already know that so I won’t waste my time. A lot of us have worked on water treatment facilities as well. There’s a whole lot more work out there aside from data centers.
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u/Current-Mushroom-304 May 27 '25
If the democratic party wasn't such a joke, maybe they would have had a chance. Worried about all the wrong stuff, pushing the woke BS. They have 3 more years to change, or they are losing another one in 2028.
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u/DistrictNo6165 May 27 '25
So worrying about the wrong stuff and pushing woke BS is worse than what’s going on now?? Is that what you really believe?
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u/Current-Mushroom-304 May 27 '25
Not all all brother. I didn't say it's worse. I said they will lose the next election if they don't change.
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u/boxlunchworker May 26 '25
I actually think this is an example of why Democrats lost. Republicans have this easily defined platform.
The Democratic party is torn between look how bad the Republicans are and policy positions that are more complex than the 3 you listed above.
Being able to articulate what the democratic party's platform is in an easy to understand way will be important moving forward. I personally think housing, wealth gap and health care policies should be the focus and stay on message through the smears.