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Originally Posted by BIG JEEP on 44's
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Originally Posted by PackRatTDI
I say go for it if you have absolutely no ambition and have no problem being a low end worker bee for the next quarter century.
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Please clarify what you meant with this statement .
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If you ever want to become a supervisor or get the premium jobs at a union shop, you have to be there for 15-30 years or more. You can be the most incompetent louse ever to come along the pike, but as long as you have seniority, you can be a supervisor.
And you can forget about position security, even if you bid on a job. When I worked for Frigidaire, they phased out most of the 3rd shift jobs in the metal press room. I worked on 2nd shift. The position I bid on to get out of the assembly line was given to a 3rd shift member with more seniority and I was bumped BACK to the assembly line into a position near the paint room which meant a constant 120F ambient temperature. After that, I told them they could go fuck themselves and I left.
Oh and God help you if you ever have a grievance against a veteran union member, I found that out when I hurt my back. My supervisor threatened me that I either got back on the line or I'd get written up. His supervisor and the union steward both shrugged their shoulders when I went to them. I only got help when I went to the company themselves and filed a work injury report. Evidentally, all I was paying my dues for was the little membership card in my wallet.
I'll never be a union member again. I'd rather be a Wal-Mart worker bee than a union bitch.