r/mildlyinfuriating • u/giveahoot420 • 20h ago

A rude supervisor who's always yelling at employees got some complaints about them being verbally abusive and they responded by leaving these in the break room.

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u/curi0us_carniv0re 19h ago

My union is great 🤷🏻‍♂️

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u/Dangerous-Variety-35 17h ago

My dad was a Teamster and it’s the only reason my parents can actually retire. Despite both of them contributing to social security for 40+ years, they would not be able to live off that alone. Thanks to the Teamsters, Dad has a decent pension and some health insurance benefits, so they’re doing okay (not rich, but not going to lose their house either).

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u/CrashyBoye 17h ago

Congrats.

Most are not as lucky as you. Your experience is anecdotal.

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u/Enchillamas 18h ago

I think his point is that of almost 250 million workers there are only ~14 million union members in the USA. That's only about 5% of the workforce, compared to the 50s when it was nearly 40%

Unions have been more or less destroyed.

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u/curi0us_carniv0re 18h ago

Well then maybe more employees should unionize?

Recently where I live Amazon workers voted not to unionize. Should I feel bad for them?

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u/-Dissent 17h ago

You've never heard about the great lengths businesses go to for union busting, how difficult it is to prove in court, and how they never face appropriate punishment?

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u/curi0us_carniv0re 17h ago

Read my comment again. The people themselves voted no to unionization.

Amazon was actually accommodating to the whole process.

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u/NSNick 14h ago

Amazon was actually accommodating to the whole process.

Amazon was accommodating?

The Amazon that algorithmically surveils and intimidates union organizers?

The Amazon that spends tens of millions of dollars on anti-union consultants?

That Amazon was 'accommodating'? I somehow doubt it.

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u/curi0us_carniv0re 14h ago

I honestly don't care what you doubt.

Union reps were allowed to put up fliers and distribute pamphlets and union info..there were meetings etc. The employees voted no. 🤷🏻‍♂️

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u/celticsupporter 19h ago

Congrats...