Costco workers in Norfolk have unionised and Costco are seething.
We're not anti-union, but...
this post was submitted on 31 Dec 2023
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I feel Ike most people don't realize how Costco workers are treated which is important context for this letter. Costco literally looks like a union job on its surface, good pay, full benefits, good time off accrual rates. Like yeah i understand what the letter is saying. They already treat their workers as good as most unions are able to negotiate, I'd feel a little upset about it too if i was in that leadership. Not because they joined a union but because they felt like they needed to. Would make me wonder if there were poor conditions i wasn't aware of.
Nah, this time is exactly the right time to unionize. This way the company does not have to fight the Union and they can cooperate properly.
However, if under new management the company where to ever change her tune..........
Exactly. Why wait until your employer is hostile to try to unionize? It'll just be 10x harder then. If things are good this union will help make sure it stays that way.
Is this comm always like this, with people not even having a Wikipedia-level familiarity with syndicalism or the IWW?
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"If you have questions about this, talk to your manager"
... so we can fire your ass
Do you know anyone that works at a Costco?