Posted on 04/13/2015 3:00:07 PM PDT by Kaslin
Easy now, those who haven't been covered by a union don't necessarily know what they're talking about. I used to argue with new young hires who told me the union was stealing money from their paycheck. The rate was less than one percent. I told them that the union just got them a three percent raise, and fight to ensure they get benefits. Three minus one is two, so the worker is getting more than their dues. Young hire would still be complaining, and I'd shake my head at them. I didn't like some of the things the union was doing, and I attended meetings and expressed my opinions. One time I put a stop to them putting support behind another union for leftist political purposes, threatening to take a large portion of the membership out of the union with me, because they were supposed to be there to directly benefit our needs. Union boss agreed with me and stopped the political plan. The union is the worker, but too many folks didn't get involved. Unions have their place, but the workers need to keep the unions honest.
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The Fascist unions did a hell of a job for Detroit. NEXT!
You are very fortunate to have worked during the meat & potato years.
Don’t get to excited when you pull that lever for Hillary, or whatever moonbat you guys stage next.
I worked at a UFCW grocery store. I was offered a assistant manager position. I declined. We had dept. managers who were completely incapable of doing their job. We had a deli manager who couldn’t cook a rotisserie chicken, a bakery manager who couldn’t decorate a cake who once told a customer to go across the street to our competitor. The latter was suspended for a week for that, but got their normal pay after they filed a grievance.
The meeting was because the store was filing bankruptcy and closing the stores. The president said he will fight for our jobs and money. The store did pay us our pay... the union didn't do anything, except for getting our dues even after the store closed.
I live in CA. work for a major grocery chain, union shop I HATE the union!!!! Have no choice to belong, and the ONLY people protected are the LOSERS, all of the real performers leave because EVERYONE makes the same pay regardless of your work performance!!!! The ONLY good thing about the union is medical insurance payments, however young workers DO NOT CARE about medical insurance and they make NO MORE than minimum wage!!!! Makes it EXTREMELY hard to find and KEEP hard workers, people may start out REALLY WORKING hard then discover they are carrying everyone elses weight with the same pay and they become dead weight just like the rest!!!!!!
Funny how the unions always complain about CEOs making so much money and having huge houses but it apparently ok when you make you so much money taking dues from the people you represent.
funny meat and potato years ..very insulting....saw blood and steel BUT NO meat and potatoes ....and what is with it all you snobs who think.. because we disagree on something I am all of sudden voting for Hillary and democrat to boot....really all union due payers are democrats....what closed in life you must lead...sad really
well said....
Why businesses don't offer their low-level employees profit-sharing is a mystery to me. It's hard to stay motivated at minimum wage. A bonus check would make work more interesting, and give EVERY employee a chance to offer their input regarding potential cost savings, etc.
You can tell by the employees' attitudes which stores offer it. I knew that Trader Joe's had to offer it, because the employees are all highly motivated, like the old airport Hari Krishnas.
Turns out my intuition was correct.
The Trader Joe's Lesson: How to Pay a Living Wage and Still Make Money in Retail
How is meat & potato years insulting?
Do you even understand the reference?
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