Category: Antiwork
Strike Methods for Remote Workers?
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-federal-workers-strike-2023-psac-picket-1.6813318 This article got me thinking about viable methods for remote workers to strike, as in-person picketing isn't as accessible for remote workers that are widely distributed geographically. As time goes on and more and more jobs move remote, this might become an important way that workers will have to adapt to continue improving workers rights. I'd guess that a large amount of communication work surrounding a strike could be done by workers remotely if they were far away from pocket locations, but I imagine there's only so much of this work to go around during a strike. Are there any other good strategies for striking remote workers that don't rely on employees physically gathering in the same location? Also, are there any examples in the past of some kind of 'cyber-strike' where a striking union uses a denial-of-service attack or some other type of mild cyber attack on a…
A customer threw up in the produce section and the store manager washed them off in the sink and put them back on display. What agency do I report this to? The store is in Georgia, USA.
If you can lean…
I walked out on a job Thursday. Toxic environment. I walked out at noon. The staff was swearing and screaming at each other and ignored me when they were supposed to be training me. The office manager called me from private lines yesterday. I blocked them all. He then called me from spoof numbers today leaving voicemails demanding to know where I am. He then texted me. I told him flat out “I can not work full time as your job listing on Indeed was for part time only. I also do not feel I will receive proper training for my position and do not want to use my personal vehicle and lunch to travel between offices.”. He became angry and said “I wish you would have told me sooner.” and is now throwing a tantrum. He just called me from ANOTHER line. How far does this need to go?…
I used to work in a non unionized role and god it was difficult to ask for what I wanted because I couldn’t be direct. And when I was, i would conjure emotions into it and get really angry cause I know I was worth more and they wouldn’t be willing to dish out the money. Now I’m in a union and I don’t have to worry about this stuff (I have a steward and lawyers on staff so I can basically say whatever but still am a really nice human ring just have backup). Yet here, I see lots of people quite direct and at points confrontational. I don’t expect to be confrontational ever cause it’s counterproductive to the objective of say getting a raise but sometimes being direct can be so difficult for myself as well. How do you all do it?
I live in a city that is hot with the KIA BOYZ and our ignition was ripped out. Car is in the shop now but we were told we could work from home while we waited. Suddenly, they claim they have no work and are FORCING me to take VTO the rest of the day and the rest of the week. Is this legal? For context, the offices are in Jersey. We have to pay out of pocket for all these car costs and now they wanna take three days of pay away from me on the same paycheck i have to pay rent with.
4 on 4 off vs. 5 on 5 off
Hi guys I’m struggling to choose from 4 on 4 off vs. 5 on 5 off job offer both are kind of similar roles, which one should be preferred, considering I need more working hours per month… Need suggestions
Asking because my boss has repeatedly assigned me shifts within a nine-hour window without a text or call regarding the change. I wake up to a notification from our work app telling me, “A shift you have starts in an hour.” Or even worse, “you have missed clocking in for your shift,” when she decides my work day starts at 6 am. I'm getting really frustrated with her lack of scheduling ability and how difficult it is to have a life when my day could change at any minute. I know I'm not the only one affected by her lack of planning, and I am aware that she is a new business owner, but I feel like a 24-hour notice is not an unreasonable request. I've tried looking up laws about this in Montana, but I can't find anything that eludes to rules or requirements regarding scheduling here.
Am I making the right call ?
So today I am putting in my two weeks at an ok paying job for a few reasons. This all started when I was told that I was on my way to becoming a VP . Fast forward a few months and the company gives the position to an outside hire. The cherry on top was that I had to train her. I essentially run the frontline operations for this company across 3 departments. However, the other thing that is holding me back is a certain employee complaining about me to my CEO about helping other departments instead of doing his work for him. This results in my bosses telling me to stay in my lane and not help those other departments as much. This has happened twice now. I am about to accept a position with similar pay , no PTO , but they have medical benefits. It’s more…