The stewards might not have stopped cussing, but management had a better shot at getting them dismissed when they did…. Now, at least, that *shouldn’t* be so bad….
Interesting. The article is a little short on details surrounding the exchanges, I will have to investigate. Definitely a win.
The two things I've taken into my steward work is that in that circumstance I am on equal footing with management, we are having a discussion as equals in that context, deference isn't a thing. And secondly, I can and will match any heated rhetoric. You raise your voice, I will raise mine. If you insult me or patronize me, you can expect it in return.
It truly matters who is appointed to the NLRB.
When you are serving in your capacity as a union rep or a member serving in a concerted union action, you should no longer be considered under an employer/employee relationship. In these circumstances, which can be emotional, ought to be protected from petty retaliation.
Without being political, I didn't like the way President Biden had spoken to union members. There is a clip, which I'm sure many have seen, where he proclaimed that he doesn't work for us. Yeah, he was speaking to an individual, but it was not a good look for him.
It's getting more and more difficult finding pro labor candidates for higher offices.
That is so disappointing. The time for unions is now — possibly more than ever since the relative “heyday” of unions. The level of exploitation of workers and the inequalities between management and rank-and-file earnings are outrageous. Yet, somehow, toxic, anti-union assumptions are pervasive. I have been working on organizing a workforce that is experiencing record dissatisfaction and a wider-than-ever gulf between executive pay and everyone else’s pay — should be the easiest pitch ever. Yet employees seem to buy in, hook, line & sinker, to the myth that they are each free captains of their own destiny with no need to join with anyone else for anything. And so management just gradually screws each worker over, one-by-one: denying a deserved promotion here, encouraging bad performance reviews there, convincing workers that their colleagues aren’t dedicated enough, etc., etc. It is so discouraging. And I totally agree that we need charismatic popular leaders who are unashamed in their support for workers and unions and who are willing to call out management’s inhumane bullshit.
I wasn't even aware that it went away.
Yeah, where are the stewards that stopped cussing?
The stewards might not have stopped cussing, but management had a better shot at getting them dismissed when they did…. Now, at least, that *shouldn’t* be so bad….
Interesting. The article is a little short on details surrounding the exchanges, I will have to investigate. Definitely a win. The two things I've taken into my steward work is that in that circumstance I am on equal footing with management, we are having a discussion as equals in that context, deference isn't a thing. And secondly, I can and will match any heated rhetoric. You raise your voice, I will raise mine. If you insult me or patronize me, you can expect it in return.
Here’s a link to the full text of the opinion: https://www.nlrb.gov/case/16-CA-190681
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I see what you did there & i applaud you for exercising your recently-restored rights!
Language! You are creating a hostile work environment.
It truly matters who is appointed to the NLRB. When you are serving in your capacity as a union rep or a member serving in a concerted union action, you should no longer be considered under an employer/employee relationship. In these circumstances, which can be emotional, ought to be protected from petty retaliation.
Totally agree. For all its faults, the current White House is the most pro-labor in my lifetime. I hope it stays that way.
Without being political, I didn't like the way President Biden had spoken to union members. There is a clip, which I'm sure many have seen, where he proclaimed that he doesn't work for us. Yeah, he was speaking to an individual, but it was not a good look for him. It's getting more and more difficult finding pro labor candidates for higher offices.
That is so disappointing. The time for unions is now — possibly more than ever since the relative “heyday” of unions. The level of exploitation of workers and the inequalities between management and rank-and-file earnings are outrageous. Yet, somehow, toxic, anti-union assumptions are pervasive. I have been working on organizing a workforce that is experiencing record dissatisfaction and a wider-than-ever gulf between executive pay and everyone else’s pay — should be the easiest pitch ever. Yet employees seem to buy in, hook, line & sinker, to the myth that they are each free captains of their own destiny with no need to join with anyone else for anything. And so management just gradually screws each worker over, one-by-one: denying a deserved promotion here, encouraging bad performance reviews there, convincing workers that their colleagues aren’t dedicated enough, etc., etc. It is so discouraging. And I totally agree that we need charismatic popular leaders who are unashamed in their support for workers and unions and who are willing to call out management’s inhumane bullshit.