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intheflow

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12. Our union is toothless.
Fri Apr 10, 2020, 07:54 PM
Apr 2020

I'm a library worker, and we all have to report to the closed library building to continue working, even thought 95% of the work we can do right now is work that can be done from home and we are 1.5 hours from Boston and 3 hours from NYC in a city with a teaching hospital getting overflow patients even a month ago. There's been a movement to #CloseTheLibrary on twitter, and some people outside our system contacted the mayor's office and were rude to him. Because of this, our union rep was told he didn't want to work with us any more and we had to come in. (I'm 100% sure this man has wet dreams about Trump.) My union rep sent a letter *on our behalf* to the city apologizing for other people harassing him, begging his office to consider our plea.

Groveling unions!! Why even have a union?

Once again, I love my union! [View all] Laffy Kat Apr 2020 OP
++Workers stronger in union with each other!! lunasun Apr 2020 #1
I know! Laffy Kat Apr 2020 #2
Yes, really a WTH?.... but at least you folks had the union to stop that now lunasun Apr 2020 #3
My car wears the Union label. True Blue American Apr 2020 #4
Do you mind me asking what kind of car you drive? Laffy Kat Apr 2020 #8
Buick True Blue American Apr 2020 #9
Thanks. Laffy Kat Apr 2020 #16
Recommended, guillaumeb Apr 2020 #5
Same, except my union isn't doing dick for me. intheflow Apr 2020 #6
Gosh, I am sorry, intheflow. Laffy Kat Apr 2020 #7
Our union is toothless. intheflow Apr 2020 #12
We get frustrated with ours as well at times. Laffy Kat Apr 2020 #14
And who made your Union useless? True Blue American Apr 2020 #18
No. intheflow Apr 2020 #19
Those who came before you voted for everything that is making your Union weak today. True Blue American Apr 2020 #20
Sorry to hear that. True Blue American Apr 2020 #10
Thanks. intheflow Apr 2020 #13
I sure hope you're right. nt Laffy Kat Apr 2020 #15
It is starting with True Blue American Apr 2020 #17
:) True Blue American Apr 2020 #11
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