Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Friday, April 25, 2014
Why 'Temporary Workers of America'? Our own 'start up' union.
When we considered organizing a union to try improving all aspects of our common working conditions via collective bargaining since it was clear individual/'one on one' approaches with management led nowhere, we contacted a few existing unions.
We thought it would be easier to rely on their expertise and support than create our own independent new union.
Unfortunately we did not find much support and when it was offered it came with a price tag we could not afford and refused to pay (about $50 per month per person).
So we decided for our own start up union as the whole process seems rather simple.
We are still on step 2, gathering enough support to have an election so keep up the good work of making it happen.
Why the name 'Temporary Workers of America"?
Because 'Tier1 employees' even after more than one year (or two) of full time regular employment are still (mis)classified as 'temporary' and as such denied the most basic benefits, without any time limit offered for a 'temporary' position.
We hope our 'Temporary Workers of America' will change this situation.
We thought it would be easier to rely on their expertise and support than create our own independent new union.
Unfortunately we did not find much support and when it was offered it came with a price tag we could not afford and refused to pay (about $50 per month per person).
So we decided for our own start up union as the whole process seems rather simple.
We are still on step 2, gathering enough support to have an election so keep up the good work of making it happen.
Why the name 'Temporary Workers of America"?
Because 'Tier1 employees' even after more than one year (or two) of full time regular employment are still (mis)classified as 'temporary' and as such denied the most basic benefits, without any time limit offered for a 'temporary' position.
We hope our 'Temporary Workers of America' will change this situation.
Interesting context: Microsoft posts good results for its third quarter
From the April 24 Seattle Times by Janet Tu: 'For its fiscal third quarter, which ended March 31, Microsoft beat analysts’ expectations. The company posted earnings per share of 68 cents on revenue of $20.40 billion. It reported $5.66 billion in profit.'
Thursday, April 24, 2014
Coincidence 2: this article about how confidentiality requirements cannot prohibit employees to discuss their compensation (contrary to what management sometimes says or writes)
From the same the employerologist blog devoted to HR questions this post centered on the limits to confidentiality requirements. Does that ring a bell?
Saturday, April 12, 2014
Coincidence? This April 10 2014 article about 'Can your employees form a union?"
From the pro-employer blog Theemplawyerologist, the article is like a short creating a union 101 resume. Do your homework :)
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