On Effort to decertify union is driving a wedge into Janesville-based business
Posted on May 14 at 6:47 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
The problem is the way Phil Woodman went about this. He hired lawyers with questionable backgrounds and then sent his supervisors into the stores with false information to make things worse. The Union NEVER wanted to take over the profit sharing program. All they wanted was to see if the contribution to the profit sharing program could be increased to benefit ALL profit sharing program members. Whats wrong with US getting more of the profits? Phil has handed out many "discretionary bonuses" over the years. Have any of you heard of a cashier, a bagger, or even a warehouse worker getting one of those "discretionary bonuses" because they did their job correctly? Me either. Im all for those that work to get rewarded but come on!
This fight is long from over. The NLRB has yet to rule the first petition valid. Now the second petition is going to be reviewed by a Federal Judge. At some point, do you think that Phil and his lawyers could be quiet for a minute and let some decisions be heard? He says he is listening to what the employees want...yet...I think he is only hearing what he wants to hear. I want my union representation. I want that guarantee that I have a full time job and insurance waiting for me everyday. Without the union....where is our guarantee? Phil wont give you a guarantee. He wont even give us straight answers, when we asked him and Clint. Perhaps you all forget the responses he gave us in his meetings a few months back. "I cant discuss that with you because you are under union contract....but trust me!" Of course Im paraphasing but Im sure you all heard something similiar to it, just as I did. Well, Mr. Woodman...hear this! I WANT MY UNION REPRESENTATION and Im deeply offended by the way YOU have handled this situation. You say its our store too. You are quite proud of this chain of "Employee Owned" stores. Im proud of my work and my co-workers. I am NOT proud of the way this is going down and I hope it ends soon for all of our sakes and the sake of OUR customers.
On Woodman's employees plan rally
Posted on May 14 at 4:45 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
The problem is the way Phil Woodman went about this. He hired lawyers with questionable backgrounds and then sent his supervisors into the stores with false information to make things worse. The Union NEVER wanted to take over the profit sharing program. All they wanted was to see if the contribution to the profit sharing program could be increased to benefit ALL profit sharing program members. Whats wrong with US getting more of the profits? Phil has handed out many "discretionary bonuses" over the years. Have any of you heard of a cashier, a bagger, or even a warehouse worker getting one of those "discretionary bonuses" because they did their job correctly? Me either. Im all for those that work to get rewarded but come on!
This fight is long from over. The NLRB has yet to rule the first petition valid. Now the second petition is going to be reviewed by a Federal Judge. At some point, do you think that Phil and his lawyers could be quiet for a minute and let some decisions be heard? He says he is listening to what the employees want...yet...I think he is only hearing what he wants to hear. I want my union representation. I want that guarantee that I have a full time job and insurance waiting for me everyday. Without the union....where is our guarantee? Phil wont give you a guarantee. He wont even give us straight answers, when we asked him and Clint. Perhaps you all forget the responses he gave us in his meetings a few months back. "I cant discuss that with you because you are under union contract....but trust me!" Of course Im paraphasing but Im sure you all heard something similiar to it, just as I did. Well, Mr. Woodman...hear this! I WANT MY UNION REPRESENTATION and Im deeply offended by the way YOU have handled this situation. You say its our store too. You are quite proud of this chain of "Employee Owned" stores. Im proud of my work and my co-workers. I am NOT proud of the way this is going down and I hope it ends soon for all of our sakes and the sake of OUR customers.
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On Effort to decertify union is driving a wedge into Janesville-based business
Posted on May 19 at 10:59 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Lets vote! Lets vote! I agree...lets vote! But perhaps you could first get the lies being told to stop. Maybe and Im just saying maybe, the truth could be heard and not twisted. Perhaps you could follow the rules the NLRB has set forth and NOT ALLOW SUPERVISORS TO VOTE. They are too easily influenced due to their position in the company. Dont get me wrong, I am not at all against the supervisors. I would be upset if I were in their position as well. Paying union dues for years and now be told you cant vote. It would offend me too. None the less, that is a rule set by them. NOT PHIL OR THE UNION. But if ANY one of you can honestly look at me and say that EITHER petition was done properly, I would humble accept the decision of my co-workers. But it wasnt done properly. JUST DO IT THE RIGHT WAY! Thats all I ask. That hasnt been done. Thats why when all of us that work 40 hours a week OR MORE and have been with this company longer than 6 years suddenly lose hours and pay and benefits, IM GOING TO REMIND YOU ALL OF WHAT THE UNION....DIDNT GUARANTEE US!!!!!!