Author: Olivia

Current wording in the contract *2. REMOTE WORK New letter or agreement confirming that virtual work is voluntary, can be initiated by the employee, and that arrangements will be considered on a case-by-case basis. The letter of agreement also provides for the creation of joint union-employer departmental panels. Employee rights around virtual work arrangements will be protected through a grievance process and grievances that were not settled prior to the final step of the grievance process may be referred to the joint union-management panel for review. The Employer also committed to establishing a Joint Consultation Committee which will be co-chaired by the Public Service Alliance of Canada to the review of the Employer’s Directive on Virtual Work Arrangements.* They followed up, that agreement means nothing to them and they will require all employees in the office 2 days a week and that will not be changing for any reason. So…

Since we won our election in March, TCGplayer and eBay management have sought to obstruct our union. After the regional director of the National Labor Relations board rejected an appeal by TGCplayer to throw out our election, the company appealed again to the full NLRB in Washington, DC. This came on the heels of firing union organizer Iris St. Lucy on the first business day after the election. TCGplayer and eBay have continued their union busting in the workplace by denying workers their Weingarten Rights to have a union representative present in disciplinary meetings, unilaterally changing working conditions despite a legal requirement to keep terms and conditions status quo until bargaining, disciplining workers for minor infractions that were not previously enforced, and refusing to respond to our first information request to help us prepare for bargaining. Management is claiming that because they have appealed our election victory, they do not…

Let me elaborate why. So I work for a large hardware retail corporation, and I was hired in early January. At the time, it was my second semester of my senior year of high school (I'm done now) and I'm in my after school theater program that was soon to go to state competition in the following month and had practice on Mondays & Wednesdays. I informed the interviewers at the time of the interview that I wouldn't be able to work one week of February because I'd be gone. I got the job during the interview because the interviewers liked me. I didn't know, however, what department I was going to get until the interview (I got part-time plumbing) and was informed that plumbing's “sister” department was electrical. They didn't tell me that electrical is also over lighting. Anyways, as soon as I finish the interview, I go to…

What is the deal with the whole points thing? They dont even give a fuck if you are sick or half dead. “ope sorry you got hit by a car and cant come into day or are in the hospital. BTW that will be 3 points.” Why should it even matter to them? they are not paying you if you dont come in so its even? it still beats having one less employee. And even with a doctors note they dont care and point you anways like its my fault I got covid sure.