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Are strikes selfish extortion or justified and necessary?
FromThe Morality of Everyday Things: An Everyday Philosophy Podcast
Are strikes selfish extortion or justified and necessary?
FromThe Morality of Everyday Things: An Everyday Philosophy Podcast
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Length:
60 minutes
Released:
Mar 6, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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Today's Episode:
Anyone who lives in the UK will have been affected by these recently...large-scale strikes. This has taken on a very unique flavour, begging a podcast episode, for 2 reasons: aside from the fact this an issue we've not encountered at this scale for decades, we're primarily seeing these in public (or quasi-public) services such as transport and healthcare where the people being hurt aren't profiteering capitalists but everyday people, and this is also coinciding with a wider (and very deep) cost of living crisis for the entire economy. That said, many of these public service workers have seen real wage losses for many years and the 10% real wage drop they face due to inflation this year would be devastating.
All of this really changes the moral calculus on both sides and begs the question...where is the line between fighting for the little man, and holding the public hostage?
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Today's Episode:
Anyone who lives in the UK will have been affected by these recently...large-scale strikes. This has taken on a very unique flavour, begging a podcast episode, for 2 reasons: aside from the fact this an issue we've not encountered at this scale for decades, we're primarily seeing these in public (or quasi-public) services such as transport and healthcare where the people being hurt aren't profiteering capitalists but everyday people, and this is also coinciding with a wider (and very deep) cost of living crisis for the entire economy. That said, many of these public service workers have seen real wage losses for many years and the 10% real wage drop they face due to inflation this year would be devastating.
All of this really changes the moral calculus on both sides and begs the question...where is the line between fighting for the little man, and holding the public hostage?
Support the show:
Please leave us a review! Spotify even now let's you do it - see that little star icon, go on, give it a click. Reviews are a great way to help others find the show, and it makes us feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
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Released:
Mar 6, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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