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I need some advice which is not laced with patronising BS that I am hearing from my employers about the fairytale life I'll live if I take a job they want me to take in the US. My base pay is around $48k US and I get anywhere between 10%-15% as bonus on top. My monthly rent + food + utilities total to $650 US. My health insurance as well as life insurance is paid by the company (low payout but it's free and health insurance is only 10% copay). I have a mortgage for an apartment to be delivered next year, I currently pay just the interest on it ~ $400 US. Full mortgage with principal will be around $700 US when I move in next year, the rent I save will offset the extra burden. I don't have a wife or kids. Taxes after averaging for progressive levels, is around…

So long story short: last year my company lost their contract. We all had to get hired on with a new company or find new jobs. I and other employees suspected our checks were short for many reasons (worked OT but check was a normal one, worked Christmas but check was a normal week, was supposed to get a $500 bonus that also felt like a normal week) but had no way of verifying them. We have direct deposit, and the new company claimed they were “hacked” and could not access pay stubs. This lasted a month. The new app they got to replace that crashed before you could log in. So I filed a complaint with the DWD, citing Labor Standards. This whole time I’m emailing HR trying to get my pay stubs, but it’s an excuse every time. Two months I’ve been trying at this point. FINALLY, our…

I just started new job and red flags are everywhere. They are marketing themself as first class, top company where everyone are family. While interviewing, HR was extra nice and pleasant. On the technical interview, my interview seemed non competent but I thought it was coincidence (real one was sick). First red flag is that they offered me almost 50% of pay what I know their people has (on that level). It was very hard to get more (they were defensive), but I managed it somehow. My friend said how they are great (even tho he never worked there) so I accepted the job. Two weeks into it, my gut is telling me there are problems because: -my mentor has 2 YOE and I am almost 5 -people are defensive when asking questions or they won’t even respond -they are keeping me on distance and mocking some of my personal…

As with most folks here, I’m an American and insanely fed up with student loans, health care, taxes being used for war, low wages and shitty work/life balance, to the point that what started as a joke when Trump got elected (“I’m gonna move to Canada!”) is now something I actually want to do. I’ve got a BS in kinesiology and a M.Ed in health education, 8+ years working in various education/wellness/fitness roles and financially/happiness wise it’s gotten me nowhere. Does anyone have any good resources for what job hunting in Canada or even European countries looks like? I genuinely know nothing on the topic so even if it seems basic and low-level I’d appreciate it. Work visas, citizenship, health care, etc. (On the note of Europe – I am limited in that I can only speak English) TIA for any good resources/info!

Yo, is there a link somewhere here that lists local area union locals? I've seen there's some cool lists with links to books/articles and while employment attorneys be awesome (I'm married to one!) Y'all need some union muscle too! Like this: https://www.ufcw.org/members/find-your-local/ https://www.unionplus.org/page/how-join-union https://aflcio.org/about-us/our-unions-and-allies https://www.liuna.org/find-a-local https://iatse.net/local-union-directory/ https://www.rwdsu.info/ Let's keep this going an maybe a mod or 2 can add it to the boys lists or pin it to the top? Solidarity!

I almost accepted a job at a fast food place called sweetgreen but decided to focus on school full time instead. The job was minimum wage and the worker handbook specifically stated that workers cannot accept tips and if they do they could be fired. Is there an actual reason for this other than not wanting your workers to make a living wage?

I want to bring this up to my fellow Canadians; that the discussion of wages is not a fundamental worker's right and is not brought up at all within the National Labour Code. This means it is up to the individual provinces to mandate whether or not it is a protected right. In Ontario Wage Discussion IS a protected worker's right. However I now know that in Newfoundland, it is not –therefore here in this province, if it is against company policy, you can be fired for it. So to my fellow Canadians: know your provincial labour act and regulations and know how to protect yourself.