[amtrak-official]

So one argument I have heard when talking about unions is the idea that unions are only needed by people who do manual labor, there are 2 things wrong with this statement

1. A large amount of blue collar workers in the US like Coal Miners, Factory Workers, and Lumber workers are not unionized, this is because of corporate greed destroying the strong unions in these sectors in the 60s and that makes the lives of these people so much worse because they often work in some of the lowest paying fields in the us.
2. Any workers can be mistreated by management. People like Baristas work in poor conditions for their mental health and are frequently paid low wages for their work. Unions are there to insure workers get compensation for their work in all fields not just ones that are dangerous.

[spacecaptainglow]

Also, being a barista is manual labor too!

[amtrak-official]

This is true

[our-lady-of--singularities]

I've been part of a teacher's union fir my entire career in the field. This is pink collar work and we need it just as much.

[amtrak-official]

Teachers Unions should just be allowed to murder state Senators if I’m honest