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Anyone else think "at will" work states are a joke? Is it just me?
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<blockquote data-quote="AnnieO" data-source="post: 576833" data-attributes="member: 6705"><p>I work in at at-will state but am also in a union... So I have a slightly different perspective, I guess.</p><p></p><p>My position was "eliminated" a few years back, when I was the only office person... I was 22 and jobless, and of course a couple of months later I had to call so they would know where to send my W-2 and there was someone in that position! I found out years later through a friend of a friend the reason I was fired was that I wasn't completing ALL of my job duties. Of course, the ones I wasn't completing were, well, illegal and immoral. And looking back, I should've seen it coming...</p><p></p><p>Now, however - I was hired in April 2003 at this company at $9.53 an hour (and the contract stated no increases until 2009). In September of that year we unionized. I actually was one of 3 people that voted against it; but we were overruled. So what did I get out of it? Well, a steady pay increase, for one: I am now making more than twice what I started at. We received $350 a month health & welfare allowance, which was either used for health insurance or went to our 401(k) - we could not use it for private insurance premiums. That changed, and so did the amount - nearly $1000 a month now.</p><p></p><p>I pay about $50 a month in union dues. I have access to free legal advice, plus a slew of other stuff I've never used. We never got personal/sick leave before - we get 40 hours a year now. Vacation topped out at 2 weeks, after 10 years - I get 18 days this year.</p><p></p><p>So, truthfully - I have a lot better deal now with the union. Do I want to pay dues? No. Is it worth $600 a year? HECK YEAH!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AnnieO, post: 576833, member: 6705"] I work in at at-will state but am also in a union... So I have a slightly different perspective, I guess. My position was "eliminated" a few years back, when I was the only office person... I was 22 and jobless, and of course a couple of months later I had to call so they would know where to send my W-2 and there was someone in that position! I found out years later through a friend of a friend the reason I was fired was that I wasn't completing ALL of my job duties. Of course, the ones I wasn't completing were, well, illegal and immoral. And looking back, I should've seen it coming... Now, however - I was hired in April 2003 at this company at $9.53 an hour (and the contract stated no increases until 2009). In September of that year we unionized. I actually was one of 3 people that voted against it; but we were overruled. So what did I get out of it? Well, a steady pay increase, for one: I am now making more than twice what I started at. We received $350 a month health & welfare allowance, which was either used for health insurance or went to our 401(k) - we could not use it for private insurance premiums. That changed, and so did the amount - nearly $1000 a month now. I pay about $50 a month in union dues. I have access to free legal advice, plus a slew of other stuff I've never used. We never got personal/sick leave before - we get 40 hours a year now. Vacation topped out at 2 weeks, after 10 years - I get 18 days this year. So, truthfully - I have a lot better deal now with the union. Do I want to pay dues? No. Is it worth $600 a year? HECK YEAH! [/QUOTE]
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