[Vision2020] Right to Work

[Pat Kraut]

I have worked for GTE when it had a union and when it didn't. The holding of employees that could not do their jobs sure was handled different after the union left. But, there were other problems that were also handled badly. I was most happy to see some people go and so were others in other departments. BUT we acutally got the same things the unions fought for on the coast and nothing more from the company. I do not like what too many unions have become but the companies have a hand in the problems also. 


----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Kai Eiselein, LatahEagle Editor 
  To: Tom Hansen ; 'Jeff Harkins' ; 'Bookpeople of Moscow' ; vision2020 at moscow.com 
  Sent: Friday, January 27, 2006 12:44 PM
  Subject: RE: [Vision2020] Right to Work


  Umm Tom you are wrong again. Federal law mandates overtime pay. 1 and 1/2 times your regular rate after 40 hours.
  Furthermore, most companies recognize good employees and tend to try to keep them. They generally don't try to get rid of an employee without reason and documentation. Unions just force employers to keep underperforming employees at the expense of the product and the other employees. Just try to fire a union employee for shoddy work.
  I know I had to keep records of every "incedent" of those I supervised. They were counseled and warned repeatedly, before being terminated. Except for the one that put a knife to my back and said "I could shove this blade right into your heart right now." He was fired on the spot.
    -----Original Message-----
    From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]On Behalf Of Tom Hansen
    Sent: Friday, January 27, 2006 12:23 PM
    To: 'Jeff Harkins'; 'Bookpeople of Moscow'; vision2020 at moscow.com
    Subject: [Vision2020] Right to Work


    Another "benefit" associated with a "Right to Work" state (such as Idaho) is the employer's right to terminate employment without reason.  

     

    The absence of organized labor (pronounced "union") reflects a major lack of protection for the employee.  The employer is then free to implement any "company policy" that management deems appropriate (i.e. no paid over-time).

     

    So, before anybody submits a job application at the Wal-Mart Super Center (whether it be located in Pullman or South Hill), take a long, hard look at what you are getting into (talk with other employees and look into W-M's health coverage, wage scales).  Find out what is happening at the "here and now" and not with other shareholders of another company in another state at another time.

     

    Tom Hansen

    Moscow, Idaho

     

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