Anonymous #1 1w

CNAs literally have a classroom based training program, plumbers and mechanics often have apprenticeships, and I believe x-ray techs also have formal training

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Anonymous OP 1w

That’s my point. They usually require formal training and even licensing. Unskilled labor usually doesn’t

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Anonymous #1 1w

ah i got you, i thought you were listing those as unskilled labor. my issue isn’t with the actual classification/distinction, but overwhelmingly the term is used as a pejorative to imply that people shouldn’t enjoy labor protections, or that they don’t ‘matter’

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Anonymous OP 1w

Oh 💀 I thought you just didn’t like the term lol. No I absolutely think everyone should have labor protections

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Anonymous #1 1w

I mean unskilled is a bit harsh, especially considering many of the jobs frequently described as ‘unskilled’ take a significant amount of experience/time before you actually become proficient. like everyone shits on fast food but working in a drive thru is fucking brutal

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Anonymous OP 1w

Yeah, I see what you mean. Idk what else it would be called though

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Anonymous #1 1w

I mean is it really a necessary distinction? we can just call jobs with formal training semi-professional or licensure based employment, and then you’re increasing the prestige of jobs, rather than demeaning it

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Anonymous OP 1w

I’m not an economist but I think they’re the ones that use that distinction the most. I think both of those terms work tbh. Non-licensure-based doesn’t sound too bad

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Anonymous #1 1w

and again, my complaint isn’t with the word, in fact i’m not even complaining. I’m just saying that 90% of the time when people use that term, it is to demean workers and talk down to people without professional certification

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Anonymous #1 1w

yeah ig i’ve been seeing it a lot because some unionized starbucks locations are being closed where Im from, and the same people who bitch all day about law and order suddenly don’t care about the enforcement of laws when it’s labor protections and federal rights to organize

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Anonymous OP 1w

They might be victims to anti-union/right to work propaganda 😭 that’s wild and Brian Niccol needs to fuck himself too

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Anonymous #1 1w

bro one dude called me a marxist Isis supporting terrorist because i said people have a right to unionize and that ive seen people saying ADL stands for apartheid defense league in 2026

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Anonymous OP 1w

The concept of a Marxist Islamic fundamentalist

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Anonymous #1 1w

inshallah we shall seize the means of production after we exclude women from schools

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Anonymous #2 1w

Not how I said almost? In my experience, that term invariably gets used whenever there’s a discussion on labor protections, and especially in discussion on Union organizing. Overwhelmingly this term is used to discount the workers it refers to, and imply that their desire for good working conditions and fair compensation is unreasonable, or that Union’s aren’t ’for them’. (I’ll admit I’m relying on anecdote evidence but it’s literally a yik yak post)

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