Antiwork

I’ve been a dues paying member in hood standing of a labor union for 30 years. When the pandemic hit I took some time off due to a layoff And an injury plus I needed to divorce my ex sell my home and launch my children into the universe. After 18 months it was time to get back to work so I started back at the same company the same union and they told me I had to work 500 hours in four months to reinstate my medical insurance and which is actually a fund trust. I missed the mark by four hours (1/2 of work day ) and told me I had to start over then the next month I had to take a six week layoff due to the slow down of everything not my choice to sit at home for those six weeks but I didn’t make…

I (25M) work as a Teaching Artist at a very prestigious museum in South Florida. Unfortunately, tensions are high with higher management and when the issues with the museum were brought up. Basically, they did nothing. An email was sent by HR telling employees we will be getting a 5% raise January 2023. I make $18/hr so i would then be making $18.90 which feels like a spit in the face when the CFO is getting essentially a $6k bonus from this. I figured the only way to have them hear us is to organize my coworkers so we have someone to advocate for us. I put some pro union posters up before the weekend, only to have them taken down when I clocked in this morning. I figured the best place to ask would be this sub. I am nervous because my name is attached to this movement, and…

Thanks to all you free-thinking slackers, I decided that my chronically ill ass is NOT going to work today. Sure, I could sit at a desk for eight and a half hours pretending to work as my eyes go in and out of focus from alternating between the tiny screen tucked away inconspicuously and the big ass screen I’m forced to stare at. I could choke back the waves of nausea making me feel like limp spaghetti from puking up iron supplements for the crushing bout of anemia I’m living through. BUT NO not today! Today I send a slack to one person at 7:45a saying I’m not coming in, I’m putting the stupid out sick status up, and I’m staying my ass at home. I’m chilling with my pup, cozy as shit, and babying the pre roll my sibling surprised me with yesterday because this illustrious job barely keeps…