gaslighting
noun
gas·light·ing ˈgas-ˌlī-tiŋ
: psychological manipulation of a person usually over an extended period of time that causes the victim to question the validity of their own thoughts, perception of reality, or memories and typically leads to confusion, loss of confidence and self-esteem, uncertainty of one's emotional or mental stability, and a dependency on the perpetrator
Union workers at Mack Trucks have voted down a tentative five-year contract agreement reached with the company and plan to strike at 7 a.m. Monday, the United Auto Workers union says....
A coalition of eight unions representing 75,000 employees of Kaiser Permanente said late Saturday that is has not reached an agreement with the company, setting the stage for the largest healthcare strike in US history on Wednesday....
You can’t keep slaves anymore, but you can own a company and pay your workers an amount that makes it hard for them to pay for basic necessities so they don’t have time for leisure, or organising unions, or finding other jobs. The workers are free to go, of course, but then they’ll fall into financial ruin and not have healthcare.
I think “speak as mod” adds a red “mod” logo (kinda looks like a shield) next to your username. That’s it, as far as I can tell - it doesn’t pin the post or highlight it or do anything else.
What kind of institutional gaslighting is this? ( i.redd.it )
Workers at Mack Trucks reject tentative contract deal and will go on strike early Monday ( www.al.com )
Union workers at Mack Trucks have voted down a tentative five-year contract agreement reached with the company and plan to strike at 7 a.m. Monday, the United Auto Workers union says....
A contract for 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers expired. Historic US health care strike could start Wednesday ( edition.cnn.com )
A coalition of eight unions representing 75,000 employees of Kaiser Permanente said late Saturday that is has not reached an agreement with the company, setting the stage for the largest healthcare strike in US history on Wednesday....
Slavery was abolished, so the rich are now trying to make economic oppression the equivalent of slavery. ( i.imgur.com )
Is this community going to be about organizing and taking action, or just memes and screenshots of tweets?
I’m all for reforming our current work system, but we need organized action. Can we make that happen here? Or is there a different community for that?