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Calls grow for space labour rights as industry expands

Original: RE: https:// flipboard.com/@bbcnews/science -and-environment-s66ehoj8z/-/a-HvgfRJIHQZyA7eFy8r4cbA%3Aa%3A3199692-%2F0 Spa

A BBC News science and environment story about space has prompted discussion about working conditions beyond Earth. Commenters are urging people to organise into unions now, before an expanded space economy takes hold, joking that without collective bargaining workers risk being exploited like the 'Belters' in the science fiction series The Expanse.

Why now: A space-related news story has reignited debate about whether future space workers will need unions to avoid exploitation.

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• RE: https:// flipboard.com/@bbcnews/science -and-environment-s66ehoj8z/-/a-HvgfRJIHQZyA7eFy8r4cbA%3Aa%3A3199692-%2F0 Space Union! But seriously, get in on that now or be exploited like the Belters. # Space # Employment # UnionStrong # TheExpanse · Lazarou · 5

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