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post 1691495283 10-11-2023, 11:48 AM
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Joining a union was the best thing I did in the last 6 months (srs)

I'm an office wagie who was invited by a colleague to join a union after losing some of our performance bonuses and a pay rise we were promised 2 years ago had still not happened.

Upper management said it was due to rising costs of the business from inflation and other excuses despite record profits and the stock price consistently increasing.

Wages for mutiple top level managers and directors were leaked, they had all made 20-30% average yearly wage gains for BOTH years, not including the gains from any stocks/shares they were given as a bonus.

Support grew massively after the leaks and many of us are have officially joined the union, making up a significant part of the workforce.


Received confirmation today that some of our demands have been met:

We will be receiving a $500-1000 performance bonus each year based on hitting/exceeding targets

A 5% wage increase in 2024 and a further 5% in 2025 (we asked for 15% this year)

Free pizza party on the last Friday of every month


Tell me again why a bunch of Miscers are still anti-union?
post 1691495913 10-11-2023, 11:59 AM
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Fuark bro I was about to say your union sucks and is fleecing you dry until I saw that you're getting pizza parties
post 1691496673 10-11-2023, 12:11 PM
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I used to be a part of a union. It's probably one of the biggest modern scams in the job market. They revolutionized the labor market, but now they're way outdated and a nuisance. (Super Ded fkn Srs)
post 1691497573 10-11-2023, 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted By John
Fuark bro I was about to say your union sucks and is fleecing you dry until I saw that you're getting pizza parties
They wanted us to pay $5 each for the parties before srs
post 1691497883 10-11-2023, 12:25 PM
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Originally Posted By gmenfan40⏩
I used to be a part of a union. It's probably one of the biggest modern scams in the job market. They revolutionized the labor market, but now they're way outdated and a nuisance. (Super Ded fkn Srs)
I think that changed with what we've been experiencing, labour upheaval tends to accompany periods of crazy high inflation etc

Just waiting for more US groups to unionize amid all this
post 1691498333 10-11-2023, 12:30 PM
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If u had marketable skills, you wouldn't need to give up union dues to some fat union head
post 1691498413 10-11-2023, 12:31 PM
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Enjoy having your slacker coworkers never being able to get fired now lmao!! Shoulda just found a better job
post 1691498763 10-11-2023, 12:35 PM
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Originally Posted By OdalfHilter⏩
They wanted us to pay $5 each for the parties before srs
Your union dues are paying for the pizza
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post 1691498843 10-11-2023, 12:37 PM
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pizza party is an absolute insult
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post 1691499013 10-11-2023, 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted By ralphlaurenbrah⏩
Enjoy having your slacker coworkers never being able to get fired now lmao!! Shoulda just found a better job
just become a slacker too then
post 1691499153 10-11-2023, 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted By ralphlaurenbrah⏩
Enjoy having your slacker coworkers never being able to get fired now lmao!! Shoulda just found a better job
Makes no difference to me srs

As long as I hit my sales targets I get at least $500 as a bonus, anything higher is extra up to $1000
post 1691499233 10-11-2023, 12:42 PM
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Originally Posted By OdalfHilter⏩
I'm an office wagie who was invited by a colleague to join a union after losing some of our performance bonuses and a pay rise we were promised 2 years ago had still not happened.

Upper management said it was due to rising costs of the business from inflation and other excuses despite record profits and the stock price consistently increasing.

Wages for mutiple top level managers and directors were leaked, they had all made 20-30% average yearly wage gains for BOTH years, not including the gains from any stocks/shares they were given as a bonus.

Support grew massively after the leaks and many of us are have officially joined the union, making up a significant part of the workforce.


Received confirmation today that some of our demands have been met:

We will be receiving a $500-1000 performance bonus each year based on hitting/exceeding targets

A 5% wage increase in 2024 and a further 5% in 2025 (we asked for 15% this year)

Free pizza party on the last Friday of every month


Tell me again why a bunch of Miscers are still anti-union?
What are your dues?
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post 1691499873 10-11-2023, 12:54 PM
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Unionized American factory workers are probably some of THE most entitled group of human beings that ever existed in the history of humanity. And I'm being 99.9999% serious.
post 1691500043 10-11-2023, 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted By gmenfan40⏩
I used to be a part of a union. It's probably one of the biggest modern scams in the job market. They revolutionized the labor market, but now they're way outdated and a nuisance. (Super Ded fkn Srs)
You don't like the fat, lazy, pot head thats been at work 1 day longer than you being able to boss you around?
post 1691500273 10-11-2023, 01:00 PM
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Enjoy your pizza with this negs you socialist scum
post 1691500723 10-11-2023, 01:09 PM
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Originally Posted By IAMBEE⏩
You don't like the fat, lazy, pot head thats been at work 1 day longer than you being able to boss you around?
Dont get me started on those fukkers being appointed as a foreman, because their uncle is someone in the union and they dont know sh!t. My last straw with the union was seeing them allow all these felons and meth heads in, when it's supposed to be a "brotherhood" of high ethics and morals. (Super Ded fkn Srs)
post 1691500743 10-11-2023, 01:10 PM
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Originally Posted By Goat_187⏩
Enjoy your pizza with this negs you socialist scum
That makes no sense, what's socialist about it srs
post 1691500773 10-11-2023, 01:11 PM
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Congrats bro not srs just lol if you think a $500-1000 performance bonus is worth a goddamn thing
post 1691500893 10-11-2023, 01:13 PM
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Originally Posted By redwine91⏩
Congrats bro not srs just lol if you think a $500-1000 performance bonus is worth a goddamn thing
The alternative was nothing and paying for pizza parties while the top ranks give themselves 30% wage increases again
post 1691500953 10-11-2023, 01:16 PM
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Originally Posted By OdalfHilter⏩
That makes no sense, what's socialist about it srs
I wonder why upper management kept getting raises when you plebs didn't...
post 1691501253 10-11-2023, 01:24 PM
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Originally Posted By Goat_187⏩
I wonder why upper management kept getting raises when you plebs didn't...
Because they can just give themselves the money for another yacht, instead of the workers reaching agreed targets after promising wage increases for multiple years

We just wanted a fairer share of the pie, the companies value grew massively (and continues to) which was reflected in the stock price, yet there's supposedly no money to be had for us until wages were leaked and massives bonuses were going elsewhere

Most workers are getting phukked with their pants down
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Originally Posted By gmenfan40⏩
Dont get me started on those fukkers being appointed as a foreman, because their uncle is someone in the union and they dont know sh!t. My last straw with the union was seeing them allow all these felons and meth heads in, when it's supposed to be a "brotherhood" of high ethics and morals. (Super Ded fkn Srs)
My bro was a member of a union and at first he thought it was great until he saw that his value as an employee was meaningless. He could bust his ass but when lay offs came the dude that had marginal attendance, was a chitty employee, and had low production was safer than he was because he started his job a week sooner. By the end he was anti-union, and I think most non-smooth brains end up that way by the end.
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Originally Posted By OdalfHilter⏩
That makes no sense, what's socialist about it srs
What are your dues?

How much are you paying to the union every paycheck to get all of these benefits?
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unions are great because its almost impossible to get fired. Also yearly raises

its just when some lazy sack of chit gets promoted and cant get fired which sucks.
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Originally Posted By 129iq⏩
If u had marketable skills, you wouldn't need to give up union dues to some fat union head
dr's are in unions, nurses, cops etc... they dont have skills?
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Originally Posted By Cudabrah⏩
What are your dues?

How much are you paying to the union every paycheck to get all of these benefits?
$30 a month
post 1691563483 10-12-2023, 01:51 PM
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Originally Posted By OdalfHilter⏩
$30 a month
Thats like 2 personal pizza parties a month boyo
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