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In modern times, there are many news stories about the corruption of power, a theme prevalent in Animal Farm . Read the following excerpt from another mock article, then write an extended paragraph response of up to 250 words to the prompt that follows.
Union workers won the vote in a California store that is part of a popular coffee chain this week. The vote was 35 in favor of forming a union and only 10 votes against. This marks the third store to unionize in a short five-month period. But the chain has over 8,000 company stores, so this is still just a small portion
The union effort has been led by the young workers in their 20s who make up almost all of the company’s workforce. “We have been fighting for this for a long time,” said Tiffany Patterson, a “partner,” as the company calls its workers.
The company says it offers better pay and benefits than any comparable organization. They offer health care benefits even for part-time employees and college tuition reimbursement. They have raised wages twice in the last 18 months and have the best rate of keeping on workers in the business.
But partners say it is about more than pay and benefits. For example, some have expressed concern over safety measures in the stores, especially during the pandemic. They want some control over how their stores are managed.
The business has fought to challenge the unionization store by store, sending officials to meet with workers. These have explained that partners might actually lose benefits and pay raises if the union goes through. “They don’t understand that once a company is bound by a union, we can’t make the kind of personal decisions on a case by case basis to help employees that we do now.”
Part of the problem for the business may also be that fighting against unions doesn’t fit with the politics of its customers, who tend to be more liberal.
In what ways could bias play a role in the reporting of this story? How might the author of the text be biased? How might that affect their representation of the facts? What personal biases do you have that might affect your response or reaction to this news? Include one cited quote from the text to support your answer.