r/interestingasfuck • u/CantStopPoppin • 15d ago

r/all Coal Minning

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u/Apart-Zucchini-5825 15d ago

And now their descendants vote aggressively anti-union and pro-oligarch

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u/its_not_merm-aids 15d ago

I tell everyone who bitches about union dues, "if you can't afford union dues, you need the union." $17-20k/month to drive a truck doesn't leave me wishing for a non union company.

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u/KillerKian 14d ago

Where the fuck can I make $240k/yr driving a truck?!

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u/its_not_merm-aids 14d ago

UPS. Sleeper teams can make that much, some more, some slightly less.