• jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de
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    1 year ago

    Is union life for you?

    It depends. Probably yes, unless your employer pulls shit like this, in which case you should have joined yesterday

  • SARGEx117@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Legit had someone from my last job start going on a break room tirade about how “those damn unions just want your money” but strangely had no rebuttal when asked why giving them 2% of your paycheck is a bad thing when they negotiated your RAISE to be 15% and your health benefits add up to an additional savings of around 20%.

    I’m SO SORRY you’re getting extra money and healthcare rather than the NOTHING you had before.

    Nowadays I like to print up cards with unionizing information on them, facts vs myths, links to read up more, anti-union tactics, links to join unions, links to find HELP setting up a union, and basically anything I could cram into a business card. Now I leave about 10 of them any time I go into a non union store.

    Given how previous management has reacted to “someone” leaving these in the break room, I’m sure I’ve caused a few sleepless nights.

    • Spuddaccino@reddthat.com
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      1 year ago

      For union dues, I’ll sometimes bring up strikes. People know that when unions strike, they aren’t working, and when they aren’t working, they aren’t getting paid. What they don’t realize is that most unions pay the employees during strikes, and that money has to come from somewhere.

  • Chunk@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Boss: kids your age are so incredibly arrogant. You think you deserve the world.

    Me: we are the same age.

    Boss: huh

    This actually happened.