Unionise and fight for your family

[RealDave]

Why would you want to unionize and give part of your paycheck to the union instead of giving it to your family?

So you can afford to help your children pay for college? So you can afford a decent vacation and a good vehicle to drive you there? So you can be a home owner instead of a renter? My $40 dollars a month to the USWA was money well spent. Retired at 54 with pension, medical and a $40K bonus. My daughter got her degree and had less than $10K in loans to pay back. It`s nice to have a job where you can`t get fired for not laughing at the boss`s jokes or because he has a nephew he wants to hire.
Have you any other stupid questions?

People get fired from union jobs all the time. If the boss wants to dump you, they just have to pay off the union Business Agent.

If the union boss has a nephew he wants the company to hire, he orders the company to get rid of you.

BTW, a lot of union jobs aren't very well paying at all.

You can get fired. It has to be for just cause.

 

[RealDave]

Unions built America. They fought for the pay & benefits you assfucks get. Quit playing Party dupe 24/7

 

[Polishprince]

Why would you want to unionize and give part of your paycheck to the union instead of giving it to your family?

So you can afford to help your children pay for college? So you can afford a decent vacation and a good vehicle to drive you there? So you can be a home owner instead of a renter? My $40 dollars a month to the USWA was money well spent. Retired at 54 with pension, medical and a $40K bonus. My daughter got her degree and had less than $10K in loans to pay back. It`s nice to have a job where you can`t get fired for not laughing at the boss`s jokes or because he has a nephew he wants to hire.
Have you any other stupid questions?

People get fired from union jobs all the time. If the boss wants to dump you, they just have to pay off the union Business Agent.

If the union boss has a nephew he wants the company to hire, he orders the company to get rid of you.

BTW, a lot of union jobs aren't very well paying at all.

You can get fired. It has to be for just cause.

Yes. "Just cause" is something like the owner of the company makes a payoff to the union business agent, or the business agent wants to give your job to his nephew like Don Fanucci did in the film.

 

[Polishprince]

Unions built America. They fought for the pay & benefits you assfucks get. Quit playing Party dupe 24/7

I know that's the way Big Labor leaders like Paul Castellano saw themselves when they controlled the casino unions in Atlantic City and the concrete pouring unions in New York. But the real facts are that union business agents shaking down business owners and terrorizing the members really didn't help with "building America" much at all. Maybe it did with building the La Cosa Nostra or the various families

 

[Papageorgio]

Trump spends more than that on golf & you don't care.

Actually, Trump doesn't spend anything on golf.

He owns the damn courses and can play for free whenever he likes.

So he walks to the course & the Secret Service & his staff does not go along & Trump does not charge the Secret service to rent gold carts to follow his fat ass. So far, it has cost over 120 million.

How is life up Trump's ass.

As President, his bodyguard detail as well as other aides come along if he is on the golf course, or goes out to dinner, or a ball game or if he visits his in-laws so they can see how big their grand baby is getting.

Just by existing, and living life, he incurs these expenses.

Even if he is at the White House the Secret Service is still present. That is what they are there for, protecting the President.

Do they pay Trump to rent gold carts at the White House? Do they get travel expenses etc?
Does it take more when the fat sass travels?

Same as any other President. Did you complain when Obama traveled? Did you complain when his wife and kids took trips without the President to several spots around the world? I didn't it is trivial and is part of what we pay for as taxpayers.

Reagan's travel was more expensive than Carter's, Bush was more expensive than Reagan, Clinton was more than Bush, Bush II was more than Clinton, Obama was more than Bush and now Trump is more than Obama. See the pattern?

 

[Rye Catcher]

The attacks on labor unions has some merit, but not any where near what is claimed by the usual character assassins. We are a consumer driven economy, fair wages and benefits fought for by labor unions have what made America Great.

It seems some Pols and voters have forgotten the social problems which were created during the Gilded Age: Poverty and Violence.

 

[Rambunctious]

Trump spends more than that on golf & you don't care.

Actually, Trump doesn't spend anything on golf.

He owns the damn courses and can play for free whenever he likes.

So he walks to the course & the Secret Service & his staff does not go along & Trump does not charge the Secret service to rent gold carts to follow his fat ass. So far, it has cost over 120 million.

How is life up Trump's ass.

As President, his bodyguard detail as well as other aides come along if he is on the golf course, or goes out to dinner, or a ball game or if he visits his in-laws so they can see how big their grand baby is getting.

Just by existing, and living life, he incurs these expenses.

Even if he is at the White House the Secret Service is still present. That is what they are there for, protecting the President.

Do they pay Trump to rent gold carts at the White House? Do they get travel expenses etc?
Does it take more when the fat sass travels?

The Obamas Have Outdone Themselves with Star-Studded Parties

 

[HenryBHough]

Labour lost, little boy. Get over it.

 

[Polishprince]

The attacks on labor unions has some merit, but not any where near what is claimed by the usual character assassins. We are a consumer driven economy, fair wages and benefits fought for by labor unions have what made America Great.

It seems some Pols and voters have forgotten the social problems which were created during the Gilded Age: Poverty and Violence.

The establishment of new boom towns during the gilded age, with tremendous cities like Akron and Youngstown and Pittsburgh and Altoona, growing like weeds always causes some societal discord. People come from all over to move to these towns, not all of them will make it.

The way that the problems were dealt with were with "settlement houses" and other self help organizations like the Knights of Columbus and Greek Catholic Union who provided insurance for injured workers, etc.

Big Labor's role in this was very limited, due to the fact they got their asses regularly kicked during their labor disturbances until their heyday in the Great Depression.

 

[Rye Catcher]

The attacks on labor unions has some merit, but not any where near what is claimed by the usual character assassins. We are a consumer driven economy, fair wages and benefits fought for by labor unions have what made America Great.

It seems some Pols and voters have forgotten the social problems which were created during the Gilded Age: Poverty and Violence.

The establishment of new boom towns during the gilded age, with tremendous cities like Akron and Youngstown and Pittsburgh and Altoona, growing like weeds always causes some societal discord. People come from all over to move to these towns, not all of them will make it.

The way that the problems were dealt with were with "settlement houses" and other self help organizations like the Knights of Columbus and Greek Catholic Union who provided insurance for injured workers, etc.

Big Labor's role in this was very limited, due to the fact they got their asses regularly kicked during their labor disturbances until their heyday in the Great Depression.

Big labor yes, but the precursors began in the 18th century and grew during the Gilded Age, see:

https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP90-00965R000807550012-7.pdf

Labor history of the United States - Wikipedia

 

[Gdjjr]

I think a "union" for lack of a better word is a good idea for a company with a lot of employees across the country- every person having a grievance which needs to be addressed is a time consuming situation- it's best handled at each station though, not country wide- not centrally since the person who isn't there has no clue other than what's being relayed and it grows, or diminishes, through every retelling- and people in the midwest, or the north east, or California telling people in Texas to go on strike is ludicrous and vice versa- if an agreement can't be reached locally then someone isn't doing their job- they should be fired-and the "central union" should have no say in it- no different for the fed gov't- it has no business telling people not involved in the fed gov't how to run their lives-

 

[PredFan]

A union tried to establish itself in the hospital I work in. We sent those morons packing. First thing they did was protest outside of the hospital telling everyone how bad the care was at the hospital. Yeah, brilliant move, insult the people you are trying to recruit.

 

[Desperado]

At one time a union was a god idea and served its purpose but they have out lived their usefulness. today they are just another deduction on your paycheck. All you are doing is making the union leaders rich and promoting their democrat candidates.

 

[TroglocratsRdumb]

Everlane is the latest millennial brand to face allegations of unfair treatment of workers

Last week, Everlane’s Customer Experience team announced that it was unionizing. The team, which is comprised entirely of part-time workers, felt that they were being treated unfairly by the company which has branded itself as radically transparent and ethical. The Customer Experience team is responsible for handling everything from fit recommendations to tracking lost packages.

“We are a remote, part-time Customer Experience team for an industry-leading fashion E-commerce brand,” the union statement, which was posted to Twitter, said. “We are uniting our voices to ask for a negotiated contract that includes terms commensurate with the vital role we play as the outward face of the company.”

In their statement, and in comments made to Vice, team members said that they were given inconsistent and inflexible hours, low pay, and unclear objectives. Because they worked remotely, the team was unable to consistently communicate with each other.

Its heartening to see people stand up and be heard. This is the America we know and love.

In reality unions are criminal organization who shake down employers and employees

 

[Correll]

Everlane is the latest millennial brand to face allegations of unfair treatment of workers

Last week, Everlane’s Customer Experience team announced that it was unionizing. The team, which is comprised entirely of part-time workers, felt that they were being treated unfairly by the company which has branded itself as radically transparent and ethical. The Customer Experience team is responsible for handling everything from fit recommendations to tracking lost packages.

“We are a remote, part-time Customer Experience team for an industry-leading fashion E-commerce brand,” the union statement, which was posted to Twitter, said. “We are uniting our voices to ask for a negotiated contract that includes terms commensurate with the vital role we play as the outward face of the company.”

In their statement, and in comments made to Vice, team members said that they were given inconsistent and inflexible hours, low pay, and unclear objectives. Because they worked remotely, the team was unable to consistently communicate with each other.

Its heartening to see people stand up and be heard. This is the America we know and love.

Oh. I thought it might be organized labor in the UK, voicing a concern about the rape rings targeting their children.


Find any new ones this week? Or has your government gotten better at hiding them?

 

[Polishprince]

A union tried to establish itself in the hospital I work in. We sent those morons packing. First thing they did was protest outside of the hospital telling everyone how bad the care was at the hospital. Yeah, brilliant move, insult the people you are trying to recruit.

Big Labor wasn't trying to convince you employees, they were trying to convince management.

There is a labor procedure called "card check" where if the union can get the company to agree to be taken over, there is no representation election or anything, they just move in and sign a contract

 

[August West]

Everlane is the latest millennial brand to face allegations of unfair treatment of workers

Last week, Everlane’s Customer Experience team announced that it was unionizing. The team, which is comprised entirely of part-time workers, felt that they were being treated unfairly by the company which has branded itself as radically transparent and ethical. The Customer Experience team is responsible for handling everything from fit recommendations to tracking lost packages.

“We are a remote, part-time Customer Experience team for an industry-leading fashion E-commerce brand,” the union statement, which was posted to Twitter, said. “We are uniting our voices to ask for a negotiated contract that includes terms commensurate with the vital role we play as the outward face of the company.”

In their statement, and in comments made to Vice, team members said that they were given inconsistent and inflexible hours, low pay, and unclear objectives. Because they worked remotely, the team was unable to consistently communicate with each other.

Its heartening to see people stand up and be heard. This is the America we know and love.

In reality unions are criminal organization who shake down employers and employees

Once again: Retired at 54 with a 40K buyout, pension and medical benefits. The union really ruined my life you envious Loser!

 

[sparky]

the American war on labor never ceases to amaze me in it's ability to create an atmosphere where they eat their own.....~S~

 

[Tommy Tainant]

the American war on labor never ceases to amaze me in it's ability to create an atmosphere where they eat their own.....~S~

I find it strange that there is such antipathy towards unions in the US. Most of those commenting on here are right wing loons parroting extremist nonsense but even they must see the absurdity in what they say. As work becomes more automated and corporations dominate governments who is looking out for the individual?

 

[Rye Catcher]

At one time a union was a god idea and served its purpose but they have out lived their usefulness. today they are just another deduction on your paycheck. All you are doing is making the union leaders rich and promoting their democrat candidates.

Please explain why Unions have "outlived their usefulness".