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The original was posted on /r/antiwork by /u/WritingHuge on 2026-04-07 02:45:50+00:00.

I have worked blue collar factory jobs for 20 years (millennial). I was used, abused, exploited, and taken advantage of for years.

I also watched others face the same poor treatment or worse. I was forced to work overtime 84 hours a week. Also forced to work 7 days a week. I worked 65 days in a row with ZERO days off. Yes that’s correct you can be forced to work 7 days a week with no days off. We complained for years and NOTHING changed until. I JOINED A UNION! I’m telling you right now. Join a union, form a union, support a union. Do not believe the corporate/ management bullshit you been told. It’s a lie to keep you in chains. I went from making 75k a year to 110k a year. Yes 35,000 a year raise. That’s the union difference. Oh but “you have to pay dues” I pay $44 a month! Stop believing the lies management is telling you. I fell for it for years. Management is not your friend. UNIONIZE!