chill's Journal: Dozens Arrested After Riot at Foxconn Factory

Dozens of workers at a Foxconn plant in Chengdu, China were arrested this week after a clash with security staff, according to a report.
Taiwan-based Want China Times (WCT) reported that the clash broke out Monday night at a male dormitory for Foxconn workers. Security guards had attempted to stop a thief, when several employees with grudges against the officers forced them away.
The situation rapidly escalated, and up to 1,000 workers eventually joined in.

How long before the Chinese workers form real unions and clash with the gov't? That would be ironic. A communist gov't fighting a union.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2405383,00.asp

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[AHuxley]

Time for them to study the US classics on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drapetomania [wikipedia.org]

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[mcgrew]

What the fuck is "union" good for ?

The union bargains with management for pay, work rules, and benefits. Were it not for the union dues I pay, my salary would be a lot lower than it is. I've also had them step in with a copy of the contract when management tried to screw me.

There is power in numbers. You, alone, are powerless against your employer. There is strength in numbers.