Author: Olivia
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I gave my notice today
I work for a big logistics company, they handle most of the whisky exports from Scotland. I get paid £10.50 an hour and I do a minimum 50 hours a week and I'm constantly pressured to do overtime at the weekend and I'm being told that I am required to do an hour of overtime everyday meaning I will be working 11 hours a day, so a year ago I asked for a promotion and some extra training and was told yes and that they where looking for someone to step up and do this but the thing was I was told I would need to step up and show that I wanted it and I did I done all the overtime helped out whenever I could trained people and put my all in and after a year of this and no word as to what was happening to be…
I'm really happy to see the sub growing so much and all the well placed anger that's leading to positive change but I feel like there is still more that we can do. I really love the push towards unionization that I've been seeing lately, as well as the solidarity with strikes, but I still feel like we are missing a massive opportunity for more positive change. I know this sub is about combating work and improving working conditions and rights and unions and strikes do work to achieve that but there's still much they don't do. Workers can't have a successful strike if they don't have goods at home. They will faulter and return to work to survive. I know unions have strike funds for this purpose but also I know that the majority of union funds go to hiring lawyers for contract negotiations and other strictly wage and…
I am a firefighter in Ireland, I am a retained Firefighter. What this means is that we work 24/7 365 and we have to live and work within 2.5km of the station. If i want to leave the area I have to get permission. If I want to go for a drink I have to get permission. If I want to go 3 km away I have to get permission. This is my reality and to me it is mental, it is accepted here but please tell me good reasons to fight back.
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Below $15/hour for essential workers?
Why? Just why? Alot of people can work from home now. Except essential workers like me. I'm a hha and I've been in the middle of covid since it started. I can't support myself yet people who can sit home and basically do nothing get $45/hour salary with benefits and can afford a house and food. I hate living on this planet. Don't tell me that I'm essential to the workforce so I have to be on the front lines then make me suffer in poverty.
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One step forward if it passes.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/congress-approves-sex-harassment-bill-180338791.html Bill would eliminate forced mediation for sexual harassment lawsuits at work. https://preview.redd.it/pn07xv8w23h81.png?width=995&format=png&auto=webp&s=4b01647579a1c3bac646d8ac2a4a68bc1243f859
