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CedarTea

Even the CBC is running quotes dunking on scab Shawn Fain. You're not cool unless you hate Shawn Fain.

"It's a very, very serious breach of international solidarity because it's an acceptance, almost, of some of the ideological B.S. that's coming from Trump"

"It's a little puzzling to see the UAW aligning itself with far-right Republican policy and sort of throwing their union brethren under the bus"

cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/uaw

CBCWhy America's biggest auto union supports Trump's tariffs — and Canada's does not | CBC NewsOn the surface, it seems like a surprising split for two powerful unions with decades of shared history and interests. But experts say the UAW’s position is emblematic of decades of job losses, new union leadership, and America’s shifting politics.
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Mar 18, 2025, 02:23 PM·Public
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CedarTea

If you're wondering whether I'm ever gonna let this go, the answer is no. Fain can never be allowed to live this down.

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CedarTea

Something gestured at in the article that wasn't explored in depth (because it's the CBC) is the problem of so-called "international" unions headquartered in the US. A big driver of the UAW/CAW split was that these american unions, in practice, mostly extract dues and restrain militancy. This remains an issue especially for building trades unions here, who have retained a lot of their McCarthyist anti-communist posture and spend a lot of their resources on policing their locals.

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