WWE's Biggest Nightmare Is Coming True

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Billionaire business owners and their ilk don't just demonise unions for the potential costs the company may incur before, during and after as a result. The short-term financial hits are infinitesimal to them in comparison to the long-term surrender of even a small amount of power.

Workers, ironically, tend to want a relationship of trust as much as they want the power the union provides. It's when that trust appears shaky or eroded entirely that unions are there to act. False narratives have been spouted forever about the supposedly dangerous heft wielded by unions, but they exist first and foremost to ensure fairness and rights within reasonable expectations. Work in an office? You're pissing inside because a union made it so back when owners didn't want to spend on indoor plumbing. Work outside doing something physical? Any mandatory break you take to rest your most important tool - yourself - was fought for by a union. In need of a day off once in a while? Those were the spoils of grizzled disputes, won for workers then, now and forever.

Me, you, and hopefully anybody you know with gainful employment gets to share the privileges that were once not rights. Independent contractors might have it differently, but they make that choice to reclaim total autonomy. Where is that for Vince McMahon's independent contractors? It was loosely evident on Twitch and Cameo until all the recent changes were made.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation over 7 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back almost 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 60,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, GRAPPL and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett