On Workers say union no longer effective
Posted on May 21 at 7:15 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Toyota obviously has no clue as to what we are and how our stores work. I am an every other weekend employee. I received my first ESOT this year. I had to ask several long term employees if the number on my statement was correct. I couldn't believe that anyone would but that much money into my retirement for working less than half time. Everyone that I asked, pro and anti union alike, laughed and said yes the dollar amount was real and would only get better. I just got a taste of the pie and I certainly don't want the union sticking their dirty fingers into my pie. For those of you that don't know Woodman's, take my word for it,...Phil ROCKS!!!!
On Workers say union no longer effective
Posted on May 21 at 4:11 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
There are so many employee (not corporate) complaints filed against 1473 with the NLRB, that the NLRB had to assign a case worker to handle just us. If the union is for the employees, why are there so many complaints? Why does a union that so desperately wants to remain in a store go out of its way to harass people it wants to represent?
On Workers say union no longer effective
Posted on May 20 at 9:45 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Oh, FYI, not all Pic-n-Sav stores are union (you'd better check before you shop). Neither are Copps stores. The employees at Cubs are looking at how to get rid of 1479.
On Workers say union no longer effective
Posted on May 20 at 9:42 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
shutupandfish: Woodman's mis-handled this? Where the heck has the union been? They never bothered to show up until the petition to decertify was filed. The union reps have threatened and harassed employees. The union reps have told lie after lie to employees. The union reps have tried all sorts of intimidation tactics on the employees, and you have the audacity to blame Phil?! The union's thug-like tactics do not work in Wisconsin or in the 21st century. Mike Sheridan threatened a working class of employees and you support him. Woodman's will continue to open stores and hire people. Can GM say the same? Why doesn't Mr. Sheridan boycott GM...oh, wait he can't since he's a union president. No, there's no conflict of interest there.
On Workers say union no longer effective
Posted on May 19 at 10:48 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
I pay $0 for my insurance...double that $0. Even if people with families pay double (which won't happen), it is still cheaper than anything the union had. And while we are talking costs, how much is the union paying to fight this. Hmmm,...two to eight reps (several from out of state) in our break room at $40 per hour for eight to sixteen hours a day for several months. How much are the union lawyers getting paid? How much for the smear campaign that people are reporting in their mail? How much for the pre-recorded phone calls coming to employees' homes? Who do you suppose is picking up the tab for the union...Mr. Eiden? No, it will be the employees that are stuck with 1473. I'm sure that their dues will double before this is all done.
On Workers say union no longer effective
Posted on May 19 at 12:35 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
So, does anyone have any idea of when the harassment by the union is going to stop? They left a message on an employee's answering machine on Friday stating that they would be going door to door on Saturday. This particular employee has all ready filed one harassment complaint against the union, so it doesn't make any sense for them to call. Why can't they just leave people alone?
On Workers say union no longer effective
Posted on May 18 at 9:03 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
And yet Britney belongs to a union (Screen Actors Guild).
On Effort to decertify union is driving a wedge into Janesville-based business
Posted on May 16 at 2:11 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
And who is paying for the union's lawyers, consultants, and imported representatives (who incidentally make more per hour than the people they used to allegedly represent)? I feel sorry for the remaining members of 1473. They are getting stuck with this bill. Accuse Phil and Mr. Grubb if you want to, but the fact remains, if the union had done its job, very few people would have signed the petition. 1473 is out of our stores. If the union was smart, it would concentrate on the other stores that it 'represents'. I've heard the same complaints out of Cub's employees that I've heard from my co-workers. Perhaps UFCW should look into local 1473 and find out what is or isn't going on with their representation.
On Effort to decertify union is driving a wedge into Janesville-based business
Posted on May 15 at 7:35 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
No one seems to mention that the union hired people from out of the area (Washington state and Missouri). No one seems to mention that one rep was from the international committee, whose primary job is to handel strikes. I seriously doubt that the union had any intentions of negotiating. The first paperwork any of us received from the union in regards to this contract came after Christmas. Less than three months before the contract was due to expire. Since we get about the same as the non-union stores, wouldn't it make sense to start these 'negotiations' in October? I guarantee you GM does not wait until three months prior to a deadline. Say what you want to about Phil, but it is the union holding up our bonuses and raises. Let us vote and we can go on with our lives. If Phil gives us the money, the union will claim it's a bribe. That's what they said on the last contract. So, Phil can't win either way on this.
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On Workers say union no longer effective
Posted on May 26 at 10:22 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Yes, part-time can earn ESOT if they make the minimum requirements (it's the same amount of hours that are needed for insurance). I know several every-other-weekend employees that have ESOT and even more night and weekend employees with the benefits. Basically, if you are willing to work for it, it's there.