Showing posts with label Re-Recruiting in a failing union economy. Show all posts
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Sunday, March 1, 2009

Re-Recruiting in a failing union economy


I'm on my way to work this Friday, my wife and I are talking about things in Bld 801 when she mentioned the area unionist approached her and asked her... "if she was ready to rejoin the union and no longer be a freeloader. Dont you know all these benefits you get are from the union", etcetera. One of her replies was "those benefits were already here when I joined. I had no choice but to accept them as a term of my employment."
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The conversation went back and forth over the virtues of re-joining, and she came back with the reply "I've already tried things the union-way, and I didn't much like it. I've moved along now, and gave myseslf a pay raise!" "You guys didnt much care for me after I came back to work, but now you want my money and loyalty? No thanks."
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This ended the conversation. But not before her boss overheard half the chatter, and asked if everything was cool. She told her boss that the incident was unwelcomed and that she would report it to her manager personally. And so she did. I haven't heard the managers reply yet. Supervision is looking for incidents of stewards and unionists recruiting on the floor.
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If you are a victim of re-recruiting, contact your floor supervisor.