So, no anger at the union group that is just trying to inflate its payer rolls? I mean I realize it's the HuffingtonAndPuffington Post, but these things don't happen in a vacuum.
Why should GC be forced to unionize?
So, no anger at the union group that is just trying to inflate its payer rolls? I mean I realize it's the HuffingtonAndPuffington Post, but these things don't happen in a vacuum.
Why should GC be forced to unionize?
From the article: "In 2013, RWDSU won elections at three Guitar Center stores, including Las Vegas, but the union is still without a contract at any of them."
FORCED?
Ummm, because a majority of the employees at three stores voted to unionize those three stores. You know, like democracy.
this isn't strictly about unions, it bans any class action suit against GC and forces people to go to an arbitrator that probably has a good relationship with GC
the part that pisses me off is that they won't even talk about it on their social accounts. like fine, you're gonna make this controversial move, but you gotta fucking explain yourself. they're deleting posts from people who are trying to ask them about it on their facebook. It's a bad look and regardless of their reasoning, it makes them look very opaque and is if they know they are only doing it to benefit their short/long-term bottom line.
I'm guessing, that at a ma and pa store if they fudge with your hours, you can sue them for the discrepancy. I use to work a a retailer where the manager was fixing time punches to void all overtime. The company was sued for back wages, and the manager was fired. If this happens at GC now it appears as if an arbitrator would decide the final outcome. Pretty big difference. and they know they have you over the barrel since their lawyers are bigger than yours. The next action will be to rid themselves of all full time employees to avoid benefits.
Three stores? Out of how many?
And if you're threatening legal action, yeah, I would say that's forcing.
I understand a lot of people have been raised with the idea that "unions are an absolute good". But nothing is an absolute good. I certainly think that if you want to run a business and don't want to deal with union nonsense, you should have that right.
... but that's not democracy. Employment is not a democratic situation. Sure it's nice when you listen to your workers, but sometimes the workers want more than they're earning.
See? I made a point, and I did so without insulting you.